Human Rights Watch said it had verified the location where the video was filmed. Facebook
Sydney Morning Herald: In Mosul, Iraq 'collectively punishing' IS families, 'beating, killing' fighters
Erbil: A number of Iraqi military personnel have been suspended and an investigation launched after Human Rights Watch has condemned videos circulating on social media purportedly showing Iraqi forces killing and beating suspected Islamic State fighters in Mosul.
The videos were posted to Facebook earlier this week, a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "total victory" in Mosul, according to The Associated Press. On Thursday, a spokesman for Iraq's Defence Ministry said he had not seen the videos but that such incidents will not be tolerated.
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WNU Editor: I suspect that this persecution of the Sunni Mosul population is going to last a long time .... Mosul's Sunni residents face mass persecution as Isis 'collaborators' (The Independent).
More News On Reports That Iraqi Forces Are 'Beating And Killing' Captured ISIS Fighters
Videos appear to show Iraqi troops killing Mosul detainees -- AP
Disturbing video shows executions of ISIS fighters at hands of Iraqi soldiers -- NYPost
Videos ‘show Iraqi forces beating, executing detainees’ during Mosul’s liberation from Islamic State -- News.com.au
Video footage appears to show Iraqi troops killing unarmed Isis fighter -- The Guardian
Iraq 'investigating Mosul cliff killing video' -- BBC
Iraq collectively punishing Islamic State families: rights group -- Reuters
U.S. coalition guilty of war crimes in Mosul, says Amnesty report -- UPI
Baghdad probing rights abuses by Iraqi forces: officials -- AFP
Iraqi authorities urged to investigate allegations of Mosul prisoner abuse -- Washington Post
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