Disturbing video shows executions of ISIS fighters at hands of Iraqi soldiers
The footage shows the broad daylight executions of at least two Islamic State militants, one of whom tries desperately to get away from his captors.
Iraqi officials are reportedly investigating the disturbing,
two-minute clip after it was posted on Twitter Wednesday by the local
blog, Mosul Eye.
“Executing the ISIS way,” the site tweeted. “Video allegedly shows
ISF executing IS fighters, throwing them, then shooting in Mosul.”
The footage seemingly shows an ISIS fighter being held in a building
and then dragged by soldiers to a cliff with a drop of at least 30ft.
After a brief struggle, he is tossed to the ground below — where the
body of a dead jihadist is already waiting.
The soldiers at the top then proceed to fire numerous rounds at the
man, striking him several times and presumably killing him. It appears
as if the other militant met the same fate.
The video comes amid mounting witness reports of torture and
executions in Mosul — committed by Iraqi soldiers — after they managed
to re-capture the city from the Islamic State.
While several media outlets have been unable to verify the video, the
Human Rights Watch group said Thursday it was authentic and had been
filmed in the Old City, along with several other executions.
“These horrific reports of mistreatment and murder have been met by
silence from Baghdad, only further fostering the feeling of impunity
among armed forces in Mosul,” HRW researcher Belkis Wille told the Guardian.
An Iraqi interior ministry spokesman said Thursday that if the video
is, in fact, authentic that those behind the killings would be brought
to justice.
“These abusive acts are war crimes and are sabotaging efforts to
promote reconciliation in areas retaken from Isis,” explained Lama
Fakih, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa division of
HRW.
Source: New York Post
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