Daesh slaughtered at least 232 people near Mosul: UN

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Daesh slaughtered at least 232 people near Mosul: UN
Newly displaced men sit at a check point in Qayyara, east of Mosul, Iraq October 26, 2016. Reuters

Geneva - Last Wednesday 232 civilians were reportedly shot to death, says rights office spokeswoman.

By AFP

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Published: Fri 28 Oct 2016, 1:40 PM

Last updated: Mon 28 Nov 2016, 8:26 AM

Daesh group fighters killed at least 232 people in and around Mosul last week as Iraqi troops advanced on the city, the UN rights office said on Friday.
"Last Wednesday 232 civilians were reportedly shot to death. Of these there were 190 former Iraqi Security Forces officers," rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva.
"These reports have been corroborated to the extent possible," she added, stressing that the number of people killed in recent days could be higher.


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