Posted on 08/05/2016 9:14:52 AM PDT by amorphous
Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said in a daily report on events in Iraq.
The report followed a statement on Thursday from the Iraqi Observatory for Human rights, which said about 1,900 civilians had been captured by an estimated 100-120 Islamic State fighters, who were using people as shields against attacks by Iraqi Security Forces. Tens of civilians had been executed, and six burnt.
"UNHCR has received reports that ISIL captured on 4 August up to 3,000 IDPs (internally displaced people) from villages in Hawiga District in Kirkuk Governorate trying to flee to Kirkuk city. Reportedly, 12 of the IDPs have been killed in captivity," the UNHCR report said.
The United States is leading a military coalition conducting air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, where the group seized broad swathes of territory in 2014. The fighting had displaced 3.4 million people in Iraq by July 2016.
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God Almighty, please help these poor people...
When you see that nearly 2000 fleeing people can be captured by 200 jihadists, you know why we must hold on to our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, Obama. You’d never be able to do that in Texas.
The mainstream media will never report this widely UNLESS they can find a way to tie it to Trump.
“Saddam” is still around. Saddam’s supporters — the Sunni fanatics — are taking revenge on the Shites that took over after Saddam’s fall.
I thought Obarkhole said ISIS was on the run.
I think Saddam would be under heavy pressure from these same terrorist elements himself if he was still around today.
Great job Obama. Way to leave a secure Iraq with your SOS Clinton. EVERY SINGLE ONE of their deaths are on your shoes Obama. Every one.
But New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts would be a cakewalk.
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