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Home World U.N.: ISIS uses women, girls as sex slaves 02-10-2014 01:20 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The United Nations said on Thursday that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves and used children as fighters, in systematic violations that may amount to war crimes. In a report based on nearly 500 interviews, it also said air strikes by the Iraqi government against the Sunni militants had caused "significant civilian deaths," by hitting villages, a school and hospitals in violation of international law. * Al Arabiya

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U.N.: ISIS uses women, girls as sex slaves

02-10-2014 01:20 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The United Nations said on Thursday that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has carried out mass executions, abducted women and girls as sex slaves and used children as fighters, in systematic violations that may amount to war crimes.

In a report based on nearly 500 interviews, it also said air strikes by the Iraqi government against the Sunni militants had caused "significant civilian deaths," by hitting villages, a school and hospitals in violation of international law.

* Al Arabiya

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