A United Nations report published on Thursday, outlined gross human rights violations and “acts of violence of an increasingly sectarian nature” committed by Islamic state militants led to over 9000 civilian deaths.
The report, produced by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) listed rights violations between 6 July and 10 September.
“These include attacks directly targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, executions and other targeted killings of civilians, abductions, rape and other forms of sexual and physical violence perpetrated against women and children, forced recruitment of children, destruction or desecration of places of religious or cultural significance, wanton destruction and looting of property, and denial of fundamental freedoms,” the report says.
Highlighting targeted attacks on ethnic communities in Iraq, the report said,
The report, produced by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) listed rights violations between 6 July and 10 September.
“These include attacks directly targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, executions and other targeted killings of civilians, abductions, rape and other forms of sexual and physical violence perpetrated against women and children, forced recruitment of children, destruction or desecration of places of religious or cultural significance, wanton destruction and looting of property, and denial of fundamental freedoms,” the report says.
Highlighting targeted attacks on ethnic communities in Iraq, the report said,
“ISIL and associated armed groups intentionally and systematically targeted these communities for gross human rights abuses, at times aimed at destroying, suppressing or cleansing them from areas under their control. ISIL and associated armed groups also murdered captured soldiers and other security forces or government personnel.”Violations committed by the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in their fight against the Islamic State militants were also documented by the report.