The Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been accused of committing war crimes by a Dutch TV program, Nieuwsuur, which aired a news report last week where it reported Kurdish forces were executing captured Islamic State fighters.
The program showed what it claimed was an interview of the head of a Kurdish voluntary unit, Serdar Dosky.
Dosky was secretly recorded saying that "Kurdish Peshmerga forces do not take prisoners of war, but execute those captured".
The allegations have been rejected by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
"Reports that the Kurdish Peshmerga execute IS prisoners are unfounded and untrue," said the KRG, adding that "prisoners are treated according to the Geneva Convention."
"It is well-known that IS terrorists are brainwashed and fight until death. This is the reason why the number of prisoners of war is limited.”
The program showed what it claimed was an interview of the head of a Kurdish voluntary unit, Serdar Dosky.
Dosky was secretly recorded saying that "Kurdish Peshmerga forces do not take prisoners of war, but execute those captured".
The allegations have been rejected by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
"Reports that the Kurdish Peshmerga execute IS prisoners are unfounded and untrue," said the KRG, adding that "prisoners are treated according to the Geneva Convention."
"It is well-known that IS terrorists are brainwashed and fight until death. This is the reason why the number of prisoners of war is limited.”