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November 3, 2016

Amnesty Accuses Militias Fighting ISIS of Torture
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In Iraq, hundreds of families are fleeing the fighting in eastern Mosul
amid the U.S.-backed Iraqi army's offensive to retake the city from
ISIS. Amnesty International is accusing some of the militias fighting
against ISIS of revenge attacks against local villagers. The group says
some militia members have engaged in torture: tying suspected ISIS
sympathizers to cars and driving them through villages, beating people's
faces with cables and holding them in inside poultry cages in public.
Topics:Iraq

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