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Baghdad, June 16, 2014
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First Published: 09:00 IST(16/6/2014)
Last Updated: 18:19 IST(16/6/2014)
Islamic militants post graphic photos of mass killing
in Iraq
The Islamic militants who overran cities and towns in Iraq last week posted graphic photos that
appeared to show their gunmen massacring scores of captured Iraqi soldiers, while the prime minister
vowed Sunday to "liberate every inch" of captured territory.
The pictures on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant, or ISIL, loading the captives onto flatbed trucks before forcing them to lie face-down in a
shallow ditch with their arms tied behind their backs. The final images show the bodies of the captives
soaked in blood after being shot at several locations.
Chief military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi confirmed the photos' authenticity and said he
was aware of cases of mass murder of captured Iraqi soldiers in areas held by ISIL. He told The
Associated Press that an examination of the images by military experts showed that about 170 soldiers
were shot to death by the militants after their capture.
Captions on the photos showing the soldiers after they were shot say "hundreds have been liquidated,"
but the total could not immediately be verified.
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the ISIL militants' claim of killing the Iraqi troops "is
horrifying and a true depiction of the bloodlust that those terrorists represent."
Read: Iraq crisis: West evacuates staff, US-Iran talks broached
In pictures: Militants massacre Iraq soldiers
She added that a claim that 1,700 were killed could not be confirmed by the US.
On Friday, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay warned against "murder of all kinds" and other war
crimes in Iraq, saying the number killed in recent days may run into the hundreds. She said in a
statement that her office had received reports that militants rounded up and killed Iraqi soldiers as well
as 17 civilians in a single street in Mosul. Her office also heard of "summary executions and
extrajudicial killings" after ISIL militants overran Iraqi cities and towns, she said.
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The grisly images could sap the morale of Iraq's security forces, but they could also heighten sectarian
tensions. Thousands of Shiites are already heeding a call from their most revered spiritual leader to
take up arms against the Sunni militants who have swept across the north in the worst instability in Iraq
since the US withdrawal in 2011.
ISIL has vowed to take the battle to Baghdad and cities farther south housing revered Shiite shrines.
Although the government bolstered defenses around Baghdad, a series of explosions inside the capital
killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 40, police and hospital officials said.
Security at the US Embassy was strengthened and some staff members sent elsewhere in Iraq and to
neighboring Jordan, the State Department said. A military official said about 150 Marines have been
sent to Baghdad to help with embassy security.
The State Department issued a travel warning for Iraq Sunday night that cautioned US citizens to avoid
"all but essential travel to Iraq."
"Baghdad International Airport has been struck by mortar rounds and rockets, and the Mosul
International Airport has been the target of militant assault," the travel warning added.
While the city of 7 million is not in any immediate danger of falling to the militants, food prices have
risen - twofold in some cases - because of transportation disruptions on the main road heading north
from the capital. The city is under a nighttime curfew that begins at 10 pm.
Read: Iraq on the brink of collapse: how it could impact world
This image posted on a militant website which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show
militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leading away captured Iraqi soldiers dressed in plain
clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq. (AP Photo via militant website)
In a fiery speech to volunteers south of Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to regain
territory captured last week by the ISIL.
"We will march and liberate every inch they defaced, from the country's northernmost point to the
southernmost point," he said. The volunteers responded with Shiite chants.
On Saturday, hundreds of armed Shiite men paraded through the streets of Baghdad in response to a
call by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Iraqis to defend their country. ISIL has vowed to attack
Baghdad but its advance to the south seems to have stalled in recent days. Thousands of Shiites have
also volunteered to join the fight against the ISIL, also in response to al-Sistani's call.
Armed police, including SWAT teams, were seen at checkpoints in Baghdad, searching vehicles and
checking drivers' documents. Security was particularly tightened on the northern and western
approaches, the likely targets of ISIL fighters on the capital.
The city looked gloomy Sunday, with thin traffic and few shoppers in commercial areas. At a popular
park along the Tigris River, only a fraction of the thousands who usually head there were present in the
evening. In the commercial Karada district in central Baghdad, many of the sidewalk hawkers who sell
anything from shoes to toys and clothes were absent.
According to police and hospital officials, a car bomb in the city center killed 10 and wounded 21. After
nightfall, another explosion hit the area, killing two and wounding five. A third went off near a falafel
shop in the sprawling Sadr City district, killing three and wounding seven. And late Sunday, a fourth
blast in the northern Sulaikh district killed four and wounded 12.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Suicide and car bombings in recent months have mostly targeting Shiite neighborhoods or security
forces.
Psaki said in a statement that much of the embassy staff will remain even as parts of Iraq experience
instability and violence.
"Overall, a substantial majority of the US Embassy presence in Iraq will remain in place and the
embassy will be fully equipped to carry out its national security mission," she said.
Some staff was temporarily moved elsewhere in Iraq and to Jordan, she said.
Secretary of State John Kerry called foreign ministers in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi
Arabia and Qatar to discuss the need for Iraqi leaders to work together.
The USS George H.W. Bush arrived in the Persian Gulf as President Barack Obama considers possible
military options, although he has ruled out putting American troops on the ground in Iraq.
Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby has said the move will give Obama additional flexibility if
military action were required to protect American citizens and interests in Iraq.
In neighboring Iran, the acting commander of the Islamic Republic's army ground forces, Gen. Kiomars
Heidari, said Iran has increased its defenses along its western border with Iraq, though there was no
immediate threat to the frontier.
Iraqi government officials said ISIL fighters were trying to capture the city of Tal Afar in the north and
firing rockets seized from military arms depots. The officials said the local garrison suffered heavy
casualties and the main hospital was unable to cope with the wounded, without providing exact
numbers.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
Tal Afar is mainly inhabited by Turkmen, an ethnic minority.
Al-Moussawi, the military spokesman, confirmed fighting was raging at Tal Afar, but indicated that the
militants were suffering heavy casualties. On all fronts north of Baghdad, he said, a total of 297
militants have been killed in the past 24 hours.
There was no way to independently confirm his claims.
ISIL and allied Sunni militants captured a large part of northern Iraq last week, including the second-
largest city of Mosul and Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, as Iraqi troops, many of them armed
and trained by the US, fled in disarray, surrendering vehicles, weapons and ammunition to the extremist
group, which also fights in Syria.
The photos of the Iraqi soldiers purported to have been killed did not provide a date or location, but al-
Moussawi said the killings took place in Salahuddin province. Its capital is Tikrit.
The photo captions said their deaths were to avenge the killing of an ISIL commander, Abdul-Rahman
al-Beilawy. His death was reported by both the government and ISIL shortly before the al-Qaida splinter
group's lightning offensive.
"This is the fate that awaits the Shiites sent by Nouri to fight the Sunnis," one caption read, apparently
referring to al-Maliki.
Most of the soldiers in the photos were in civilian clothes. Some were shown wearing military uniforms
underneath, indicating they may have hastily disguised themselves as civilians to try to escape.
Some of the soldiers appeared to be pleading for their lives; others seemed terrified.
All the soldiers appeared to be in their early 20s, with some wearing European soccer jerseys. Some of
the militants wore black baggy pants and shirts, many of them had sandals or flip flops.
Iraqi authorities appear to be trying to limit the dissemination of such images and other militant
propaganda being shared through social media and to deny the militants their use for operational
purposes.
Martin Frank, the CEO of IQ Networks, an Internet service provider in Iraq, told the AP that authorities
have ordered multiple social media sites, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, to be blocked. On
Sunday, they tightened the restrictions further by telling network operators to halt traffic for virtual
private networks, which allow users to bypass Internet filters.
Internet traffic in several areas overrun by militants, including Mosul and Tikrit, was ordered cut off
altogether, he said. No timeframe was given for the shutdowns.
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Bobby Cherian 38 minutes ago
When Islam doesn't spare its own brethren..what chance do the other religions have??Thank
God for we live in a minority islamic country..They are nothing but a problem here thankfully
they are not the majority and hence a bully..

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RajuCharles 3 hours ago
Thou Shalt not kill! God of Heaven have mercy upon the innocent people of Iraq! This is not
Allah's will or Islam! It is high time for Indians to unite and fight the evils of caste and religious
fundamentalism! Save India!

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john 4 hours ago
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To ISIL & all Extemists/Terrorists who claim to fight for/in the name of Islam;
You are the biggest shame on this faith, Islam is in its deepest crisis because the way you
have hijacked the religion that has led to tensions the world over, I have a simple thing to say:
Please READ!
'READ' was the 1st word revealed to the Prophet, emphasizing the importance of education.
Yet all those who dedicate their lives murdering innocents I only wish you would have read.
Following are the Islamic Rules of War as laid by the Prophet, What a pity that no one has
bothered to read them:
1. Do not kill any child, any woman, or any elder or sick person.
2. Do not practice treachery or mutilation.
3. Do not uproot or burn palms or cut down fruitful trees.
4. Do not slaughter a sheep or a cow or a camel, except for food.

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M .N Iqbal 4 hours ago
US and their allies will never feel sorry for what they had done to Iraq attacking it and
destroying a strong secular government of Saddam Hussain.He had controlled rival Islamic
groups successfully Now there is no proper leadership to unite people having different faith
and belief. Muslims for getting the the basic purpose of their faith are involved in sectarian
politics They have become a laughing stock in the eye of the world They are killing each other
ruthessly without realizing their folly.proving it themselves that their religion is the religion of
violence Every country having Muslim population is concerned. The religion that had turned
barbarians into a civilized society centuries ago is doing today just the opposite they can not
blame others for all their troubles .They have to get rid of those fake religious leaders who
create hatred and misunderstanding between Muslims. . . .. .

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Luhar Sen a day ago
And even as we read this, al shebab has massacred dozens of innocent civilians in Kenya in
a terror attack. boko haram is continuing to spread its reign of terror in Nigeria. The story is
really complex. A new South Asian group operating with the al qaeeda is exhorting Kashmiris-
Muslims in India to join jihaad. India should be concerned, Indians, regardless of their religious
beliefs, should be concerned, because Islam as a religion and Islam as a political project feed
on each other. We have millions of Muslims in our country and we are dependent on the M-E
for oil. Thanks to the global sunni wahabi Islamic project, Muslims world over are being de-
racinated from the cultural and spiritual traditions of their homelands. In India, the diversity of
Islam, ex. Sufi, Shia, Ahmediya beliefs, which could have acted as a natural counterweight to
hardline ideologies, is being threatened. The number of fatwas passed by ulemas in India
against non-Sunni practices is a cause of concern. Many Sufi practices and beliefs are
increasingly being marginalized. Also, these fatwas initially pretend to be speaking for all
Muslims: ex., Yoga is haraam, singing national anthem/song is haraam etc. that way, initially
they consolidate a 'Muslim' identity, but soon enough, the hardliners begin to separate the
"true" believer from the others, and then ensues bloodbaths and violence of the most horrific
kind. Ex, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, etc etc etc etc. We really have to make people aware of
this existential danger to human civilization.

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Vinayprasad a day ago
Iraqis are the descendants of Assyrians. Assyria was located in the same place as the
present day Iraq. They were the most brutal killers and torturers in world history. But later they
were completely obliterated, their kingdoms sacked and were driven out. Hindus called evil
people Asuras. This word may have emanated from the wicked Assyrians.

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Vinayprasad a day ago Vinayprasad
In Kerala and some other states, there are a small religious minority called Syrian
Christians. These are descendants of Assyrians. They are a totally different sect of
people. They have no connection with Hindus or Christians. They marry within their
own sect. These are the guys expelled from Assyria and treated very badly in the
countries where they went as refugees - Egypt, Arabia, Iran, and India.

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Sachin a day ago Vinayprasad
Good history lesson. Liked it. Thanks.

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Sachin a day ago
All the islamic trolls like Tina, Khan American etc etc pretend to be seculars and spread hate
on other articles and stay away from articles like these which clearly demonstrate that the
brothers never won't peace.

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Neil a day ago Sachin
Not to mention Steven Boyd. He is all alone on Modi's visit to Bhutan. Will invite him
here to defend his fellow muslims.

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Vikram a day ago Sachin
:) Nice point you have noted.

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Manish Sharma a day ago
aur ye india ke khilaaf jyhad chedenge, abe apni pant to bacha lo, chale jyhad karne

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Indian a day ago
Never heard of Muslim nation living peacefully. Let and let live has never been their moto.
They kill their own...fight between Shia and Sunnis..intolerance is tought to them early on.
When religion calls for the heads of the non believers, in present time it wont take long for the
world (non-believers) to aim for the heads of aforesaid.

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Dewani19 a day ago
Have you ever wondered why terrorism spread like wild fire in early seventies when war broke
out between Israel and Yasir Arafat cult,when 3 boeing 747s were blown out at Dawson
airbase.It was the beginning of an end to world peace.New faces emerged like Bin Laden and
his followers and now what you see is the result of that beginning.Unless.people of all
religions will not understand destructive effects of this revolt peace will never return.

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Angel a day ago
The difference between the US and ISIL is that the US tries to deceive everyone by painting
itself as good even though it commits war crimes, atrocities and it always trys to down play
them and call them accidents or collateral damage. In my eyes western powers are much
bigger 'terrorists' than any of these rebel groups, everyone has a different point of view at the
end of the day, but as they say one person's terrorist, is another's freedom fighter.

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Sourav a day ago
Only a cult kills those who criticize its ideology or those who try to leave it. Religion of peace
is more of a cult of death. I think so called 'inter-religious' dialogue is futile until Islamic nations
keep on killing apostates and blasphemers.

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Candor a day ago
US is responsible for leaving both Iraq and Afghanistan easy prey to terrorists. Both countries
are not holding strong armies and vulnerable to Al Qaeda and Taliban. US is extremely selfish
and does not bothered about others.

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Sourav a day ago Candor
US will pay soon thanks to immigration for its crimes. Already there are millions of
Iraqis and now Syrians as refugees there, just look at present day UK and rest of the
western Europe, US will reach there slowly when Hillary becomes president for
coming 2 terms.

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Hypocrite a day ago
Probably India, Russia, China and US should supply both sides weapons in return for Oil?
Iran can fight on behalf of these nations so that its own goal of Shia domination in Iraq
continues to be upheld? Unless strategic interests are fulfilled there is no use entering or
mentioning these conflicts. India can get oil and at the bare minimum at least create a Shia
Iran facing Sunni Pakistan as an enemy?

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rsharma48 a day ago
this is the true face of the followers of the religion of peace (or pieces). Zakir & co want to
spread this religion in india too.So indians should be prepared for these rewards from the
followers of religion of peace (or pieces).

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AAPTard a day ago
Are all Muslims terrorists, no. Are all terrorists muslims, No. Most are but not all. However, the
point to ponder is, why is that mostly only one religion encourages or 'misguides' its followers
for such acts much more than the others. Just think about it from a very neutral stand point. If
the same was being done by hindu groups or christian groups, people would be more than
happy to call the religion a bad name and be as judgmental as they want but here, everyone
expects you not to be judgmental. Why? Because they are scared to voice their opinion about
the religion who from their heart they know is not their favorite and hence are not anymore
islamophobic than this post.

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Angel a day ago AAPTard
By Innocent friend, War is not something which you understand by reading a
paragraph.

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Dewani19 a day ago AAPTard
Quran says not to argue.And that is why even if some peace loving Muslims would like
to stop terrorism in the name of fake Jihad could not do so and as such this epidemic
is spreading world over." A CULT CAN NEVER SUCCEED IF THEY DO NOT HAVE
SUPPORT FROM THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.THOUGH EVERY MUSLIM IS NOT A
TALIBAN/TERRORIST YET EVERY MUSLIM SUPPORTS THEM IN THEIR HEART
OF HEARTS AND SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY AND GIVE SHELTER TO THEM
IN THE NAME OF JIHAD AS NO ONE CAN CONTRADICT QURAN.UNLESS THAT
ENDS TERRORISM OF THIS PARTICULAR CULT WILL NEVER END."

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Vinayprasad a day ago Dewani19
I have noted terrorism emenates mostly from Sunni, Wahabbi, Deobandi
sects. Not from Shia sect. Am I right?

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Dewani19 a day ago aksk
What about Kashmiri Muslims who drove out Kashmiri Pandits because they
were patriotic Indian Hindus.Those Kashmiri Muslims eat bread and butter of
India and sing songs of Pakistan.What type of Muslims do you call them??

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rsharma48 a day ago aksk
the most obedient citizen of india was found to be-- Imran Masood from
Deoband, who wanted to cut modi into pieces.There are others 'obedient'
citizens from the followers of religion of peace(or pieces)..... Tunda ji, bhatkal ji,
haider ali ji, obaisi ji,daud ji,...... hurriyat leaders of J& K, SIMI-bhakts from all
over india.All these indian muslims are not illiterate but educated muslims from
Madrasas, who promise them 72 v*rgins in heaven to kill the non-believers or
kafirs lik hindus.

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Sourav a day ago rsharma48
they reveal their hidden face when their population in percentage
increases, till then sweet taqiyya of religion of peace and all.
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increases, till then sweet taqiyya of religion of peace and all.

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Vinayprasad a day ago Sourav
Very true.

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