1. MILITANTS CLAIM MASS EXECUTION OF IRAQI FORCES.
- Author
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NORDLAND, ROD, RUBIN, ALISSA J., Arango, Tim, and Alwan, Aziz
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MASSACRES , *INSURGENCY , *SHIITES , *SUNNITES , *SECTARIAN conflict , *ABUSE of military personnel ,IRAQI politics & government, 2003- - Abstract
The article discusses claims made by Sunni Muslim militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization that the group had executed 1,700 Shiite Muslim Iraqi soldiers as of June 15, 2014. Topics addressed include photographs of the alleged killings that the group posted on the Internet, concerns that the claims could escalate sectarian conflict in Iraq, and the Iraqi government's response to the photographs.
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- 2014