UN: Iraqis Suffer Shocking Atrocities at Hands of IS Group

The United Nations accuses the so-called Islamic State (IS) of committing shockingly widespread and extremely severe human rights violations against the people of Iraq. A report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council singles out the crime of genocide against the Yazidi minority. The report’s details set off a spirited debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council. Country after country condemned the widespread, barbaric atrocities committed by the...

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