ISIL killed between 160 and 190 men in two locations in Tikrit
ISIL militants with captured Iraqi soldiers wearing plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit (Photo: AP)
Baghdad: Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month in the northern city of Tikrit, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, citing an analysis of satellite imagery and grisly photos released by the militants.
The US-based rights group said militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed between 160 and 190 men in two locations in Tikrit between June 11 and June 14.
“The number of victims may well be much higher, but the difficulty of accessing the area has prevented a full investigation,” it said.
After overrunning northern Iraq and capturing the cities of Mosul and Tikrit earlier this month, the Islamic extremist group posted photos on a website showing fighters loading captured soldiers onto flatbed trucks before forcing them to lie in a shallow ditch with their hands tied behind their backs.
“The photos and satellite images from Tikrit provide strong evidence of a horrible war crime that needs further probe,” Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch, said.
( Source : agencies )
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