Nearly 3 years after Da'ish took the city... #Iraq's flag has been raised above #Mosul's government buildings

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Animals in Mosul Zoo Not Spared from Battle

Only two animals survived in Mosul zoo

 

 

14 February 2017

 

MOSUL — Since the start of the operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) militants, the animals in the Mosul Zoo have suffered neglect and malnourishment due to the battles so much so that only two animals managed to survive, Reuters reported.

Currently, only an emaciated lion and a bear make up the zoo's collection.

Although the animals are now being taken care of by the Kurdistan Organization for Animal Rights Protection and visitors come to feed the animals as well, the overall state of the zoo and the enclosures containing the animals are in dire need of cleaning, renovation and upgrading.

The zoo was used by IS militants as a staging ground for attacks on Iraqi troops. In the approximately four months that the zoo has been used intensely by IS militants, it was a target for anti-IS coalition.

Moreover, while most of the animals were killed by shrapnel, others died due to starvation resulting from lack of food and lack of zoo personnel who for fear of getting in the battle zone did not venture into the zoo.

Reportedly, a couple bears were under such extreme food deprivation that they consumed their own cubs.

Due to lack of proper personnel, the animals that remain are long overdue for their veterinarian check-ups.

One of the current animal keepers named Huther, 25 said that "the animals here have had a tough time."

"They have been frightened like us, hurt like us, and killed like us. We used to clean the enclosures each day and a vet visited every week but, when the war started, we couldn't reach them, first because of Daesh and then because we were scared of the fighting, and every day there were bombs, mortars and drones," he added using the Arabic acronym for the IS.

Abu Umar, manager of the Mumtaz al-Nour Park which contains the Mosul Zoo within it is asking for assistance.

"We really need vets and maybe animal charities to come and help these two animals," Umar said.

"But we also urgently need someone to help us deal with all these unexploded missiles because children still play in the park. We would welcome any help here," he added.

 

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/reports/330373

So very sad. Animals in zoo's depend on people to survive. These Daesh Cockroaches care for nothing.

Sad really

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Mass Grave of Christians Exists in West Mosul: Official

They were executed and buried in a school

 

14 February 2017

St. Qiryaqos' Church-Batnaya, Nineveh

 

ERBIL — A mass grave containing Christian civilians exists in West Mosul which is yet under the Islamic State (IS) control, and the fate of 100 Christians from Mosul remains unknown.

Ma'an Shlimon, the director of the Christian affairs in Duhok province told BasNews that 13 Christians, including 10 women, have so far been freed from the grip of IS.

Shlomo Organization for documenting the crimes committed against Christians in Iraq said the IS militants abducted 150 Christians from Batnaya, Qaraqosh and Tal Kef areas whose fate is still unclear.

Khals Aichoa Barbar, the head of the organization, told BasNews that so far only two Christians have been found dead who were shot by the IS militants in Qaraqosh. However no mass graves of Christians have been discovered in Nineveh Plains, he said.

A number of Christians have been executed in Baghdad School on the right coast of Mosul who have been buried in a mass grave inside the school, "but we have no knowledge of the number of victims in the grave," Barbar said.

"We are waiting for the liberation of the right coast of the city to document the grave," he said.

The official added that around 4,000 Christians from Nineveh Plains were displaced to Duhok after the extremist organization took over Mosul back in 2014.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/330309

May they all drown in a sea of pigs blood for these atrocities they have committed.

PP

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Kurdish-led SDF Aims at Fully Freeing Raqqa

15 February 2017

 

LEEDS — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are planning to fully liberate the city of Raqqa in the near future, the chairman of the Kobani provincial government, Anwar Muslim told Sputnik on Tuesday. 

"We are carrying out a successful offensive, nearing Raqqa, we are coming closer to the city… We will fully liberate it soon … Our goal is to liberate not only Raqqa, but all territories seized by the IS," Muslim told Sputnik. 

He continued by saying that the Kurds in Syria are planning to create an autonomy of local residents, similar to the one previously created in the city of Manbij back in 2016. The success of the operation, Muslim explained in ensured by the support of many locals including Arab tribes. 

The SDF launched the operation for liberating the city of Raqqa from the IS extremists known as "Operation Euphrates Wrath" back at the end of 2016. Up to this point the Kurdish-led forces backed by the US-led coalition airstrikes have liberated many of the surrounding areas on the area of Raqqa, continuing to advance towards the city. 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330421

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Social Media Campaign Follows the Rebuilding of IS-liberated Territories 

15 February 2017

 

 

 

LEEDS — An online campaign to show the reconstruction work taking place in recently liberated towns in Syria and Iraq has been launched on social media by the Sawab Centre. 

The hashtag #AfterDaesh on Twitter is used by many locals in the recently liberated from the Islamic State (IS) areas in Syria and Iraq, to show how life is slowly returning to normal with thousand of people returning back to their homes. 

"As Daesh continues to surrender land in Syria and Iraq, there are increasingly more hopeful scenes of return, resilience, and reconstruction in the terrorist group’s former strongholds," the Sawab spokesperson said. 

He continued by explaining that after more than two years some of the schools are reopening and allowing hundreds of children to return to their classrooms. He said that ordinary citizens are mobilizing themselves to bring their communities back to life by rebuilding houses and cleaning the streets of the rubble left behind the IS militants. 

The campaign is the 15th social media campaign launched by the Sawab Centre, a joint initiative between the UAE and US governments. In the past, Sawab campaigns focused on the enslavement of women and children by the IS extremists, the importance of diversity in society, and the positive impact that youth can have on their communities.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330420

 

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officer: Federal police are ready and waiting for orders , south of Mosul

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Twilight News / officer at the Federal Police said on Tuesday that federal police forces Astaadadadtha completed and awaiting orders to launch an attack on the right side of the connector from the south.

He explained Maj Safwan al-Khalidi in a statement to Twilight News, that "the federal police forces stationed south of Mosul are fully combat readiness for the battle to liberate the right coast of the city of Mosul."

He added that those forces "Pending declaration of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi starting edits to advance and eliminate the militants regulation."

  

 

 

 

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Social Media Campaign Follows the Rebuilding of IS-liberated Territories 

15 February 2017

 

 

 

LEEDS — An online campaign to show the reconstruction work taking place in recently liberated towns in Syria and Iraq has been launched on social media by the Sawab Centre. 

The hashtag #AfterDaesh on Twitter is used by many locals in the recently liberated from the Islamic State (IS) areas in Syria and Iraq, to show how life is slowly returning to normal with thousand of people returning back to their homes. 

"As Daesh continues to surrender land in Syria and Iraq, there are increasingly more hopeful scenes of return, resilience, and reconstruction in the terrorist group’s former strongholds," the Sawab spokesperson said. 

He continued by explaining that after more than two years some of the schools are reopening and allowing hundreds of children to return to their classrooms. He said that ordinary citizens are mobilizing themselves to bring their communities back to life by rebuilding houses and cleaning the streets of the rubble left behind the IS militants. 

The campaign is the 15th social media campaign launched by the Sawab Centre, a joint initiative between the UAE and US governments. In the past, Sawab campaigns focused on the enslavement of women and children by the IS extremists, the importance of diversity in society, and the positive impact that youth can have on their communities.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330420

 

The days of Daesh are numbered..... Thxs tiger

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15-02-2017 12:31 PM

Completion of military plans for the Liberation of the right side of the city of Mosul from Daesh gangs

 

 

 

Leaders declared in the fight against terrorism , the completion of a military plans, to liberate the right side of the city of Mosul from Daesh terrorist gangs. 

The commander of the anti - terrorism forces, Lt. Gen. Abdul - Ghani al - Asadi, said 'Daesh and having lost all its leaders on the left coast, The battle right side will be less severe than it was in Mosul easier'. 

He added that the 'population density and narrow streets and old areas and neighborhoods right side may hinder the editing speed and progress of our units in order to preserve the lives of civilians and infrastructure and are our main purpose. " 

For his part, the first commander of special forces in the fight against terrorism , Lt. Gen. Sami Arda complete all preparations and preparations for the liberalization process of the right side. 

He said Arda 'was all stage kits create a full military plans and have accomplished and wait for the launch of the Declaration of operations' , noting that 'operations aimed at freeing the left coast will be very different from its predecessors and will lead to positive results, faster.' 

The commander of the Second Special forces in the fight against terrorism , Maj . Gen. Maan al - Saadi, attributed yesterday in a press statement late to take off edit right side of the process of the connector to the poor condition of the weather 'stressing' must be continuous military operations for a period of at least 7 days to enable the security forces from reaching the edge the city and to achieve military achievements along the lines of what happened in the left coast '. 

He pointed out that al - Saadi 'was scheduled to start editing right side operations last Saturday , but bad weather prevented this' stressing ' the completion of preparations for the operation.' 

The commander of the armed forces , Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, said yesterday that 'preparations almost complete for the Liberation of the right side and soon will begin the process' noting that' victory is near, and Daesh trying to exploit the locals as human shields' calling 'citizens to cooperate with security forces and our goal first and keep them safe Infrastructure'.

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I was kind of wondering about those absent leadership roles. I suspect most Daesh members are kind of happy being peons at the bottom of the totem pole these days. Any promotions seem to be short lived ( pun intended )   

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Abdul Ghani al-Asadi: We have completed all Ayman Mosul battle kits and methods Daesh become exposed

February 15, 2017 | 11:28 | Views: 6 Show

 

 

CKD leader in the fight against terrorism, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Ghani al-Asadi, Wednesday, security forces had completed all the battle to liberate the coast right kits from the city of Mosul, while noting that the methods of organizing "Daesh" in the face of military units "have become exposed."

 

Asadi said in an interview I followed the agency echoed the media, " The joint forces of anti - terrorism, federal police and the crowd the popular and the rest of the pieces of apparatus arrived fully prepared stage in order to fight a battle to liberate the coast right from the city of Mosul , " he said , adding that " the general commander of the armed forces did not give the green light to start the fight until now. " 
He said al - Asadi, the "battle axes have been identified for cuts involved", adding that " the pieces completed everything that is required of the battle to liberate the coast right supplies".

He said the fight against terrorism, a commander, that "the methods of organizing Daesh in the face of the security forces have become exposed nothing new in it, as it used in all the battles he fought in various areas that defeat," pointing out that "the organization was talking about the use methods against our forces, such as chemical weapons and other cross-media Makinth, but these things are not unfounded. "

The commander of operations "are coming, Nineveh," Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yar God confirmed, in (February 8, 2017), that the preparations for the Liberation of the right coast of the city of Mosul, ready, adding that the military units waiting for the

 

Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi order.

 

 

 

 

 

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Delay starting to edit the right coast of the city of Mosul, the process and the reason !!

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Second Special forces of the Anti-terrorism commander said Maj. Gen. Maan al-Saadi, said the weather conditions delayed the start of liberalization the right coast of the city of Mosul process, while stressing that the military units ready to start the implementation process at any hour.

 
Al-Saadi said in a press statement, that 'the fight against terrorism, stationed on the left coast of the connector device forces, wait until the stability of the weather for the start of the upcoming liberalization coast right battle'.

 
Saadi said, 'must be continuous military operations for a period of 7 days at least to be able security forces from reaching the edge of the city and to achieve military achievements along the lines of what happened in the left coast'.

He explained that he 'was scheduled to release the right side operations launched on Saturday, but bad weather prevented this, however, he reiterated the completion completely preparations for the implementation of the process.'

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MOSUL: 14-years-old Suicide Bomber Captured in Time

His attack in western Mosul was successfully foiled 

 

15 February 2017

 

 

MOSUL —  Iraqi security forces on Wednesday foiled a terrorist attack in a newly-liberated district of eastern Mosul after capturing an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber.

A local source confirmed to BasNews that the suicide bomber had planned to blow himself up in a barber shop in Nouri neighborhood before he was captured.

According to the source, the captured suicide bomber is only 14 years old, brainwashed by IS to attack the security forces and civilians in the east of the major city.

Since the full liberation of the entire neighborhoods of eastern Mosul, defeated IS militants have stepped up terrorist attacks in the area to prevent the stabilization process after their removal.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/330612

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French IS Leader Captured in Northern Syria

He was responsible for external attacks

15 February 2017

 

Al-BAB — An Islamic State (IS) leader of French nationality in charge of planning terrorist attacks in Europe was captured by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) during the military operations against IS in al-Bab city.

Jonathan Jeffery known as Abu Ibrahim al-Faransi was captured during al-Bab operation led by the Turkish-backed FSA forces.

Jeffrey was responsible for planning external operations in France and other European countries. He has also been encouraging young Europeans to join the extremist organization in Syria and has been involved in battles in Mosul and Syria.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330544

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IS Chief of Military Police Killed in Mosul

He and an aide were targeted by coalition warplanes 

 15 February 2017

 

MOSUL — The US-led coalition fighter jets have killed another senior military leader of Islamic State (IS) in western Kirkuk as the noose is being tightened against the militants.

Kurdistan Region’s directorate of counterterrorism said on Wednesday that Abu Ahmed, the IS Chief of Military Police in Nineveh province, was targeted by an airstrike a day earlier.

Abu Ahmed’s real name is ‘Haqqi Ismail Hadidi.

The airstrike also killed an aide to the IS commander.

 

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/330617

 

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  Keep knocking them out!

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[Graphic Footage]: Iraqi Troops Torture and Kill a Civilian in Mosul

The troops accuse him of membership with IS

 15 February 2017

 

MOSUL — The Iraqi troops appear in a footage brutally torturing a middle-aged man accusing him of being a member of the Islamic State (IS).

According al-Jazeera, the location of the video is northern Mosul. The man is a farmer and father of three daughters living in a rural area in north of Mosul, the source says.

As it is seen in the video, the man is forced to lie on his knees and the soldiers beat him with their guns. The man later is forced to lie down in a pit and then he is shot dead.

The war crimes of the Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militia have been repeatedly reported by the international human rights organizations including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty Internationl.

The Iraqi forces have been reported for extrajudicially killing and abducting Sunni people in the liberated areas in Iraq.

Media

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/330498

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IS Releases Video of Yezidi Children Carrying Out Suicide Attacks

15 February 2017

 

ERBIL — A video featuring two Yezidi children preparing for and completing suicide missions for the Islamic State (IS) was released on Tuesday.

Two Yezidi boys who have been identified by their family were Amjad and Asaad-Alyas Mahjo, siblings ages 11 and 12.

A family member told The Foreign Desk that the boys were abducted in 2014, when the IS militants attacked the Yezidi-majority town of Sinjar. As a result, about 5,000 Yazidi men were killed, including the boys' father. Thousands of Yezidi women and children were captured and enslaved.

In the video recording the boys talk about their "ignorant" past as Yezidis, their newfound religion and their choice in carrying out suicide attacks for the IS.

The boys later entered separate explosive-laden automobiles and drove to the target locations.

Thereafter, IS drones follow the cars until both cars detonate and the two siblings died.

Following their abduction in Sinjar district in 2014, the Yezidi children have been brainwashed into carrying out suicide attacks and trained in military activities.

Around 5,000 Yezidis including women, children and men were abducted by IS in Sinjar. The women were forced into sex slavery and the men and children were used for labour or military activities.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330549

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Revealed: ISIS arrests own leaders in Tal Afar

February 15 2017 06:54 PM

ISIS terrorists

The terrorist group of ISIS has arrested a lot of its own leaders in Tal Afar, a local official in Nineveh province said Wednesday.

The ISIS terror group imposed restraints on movement in most parts of Tal Afar in western Mosul.

The armed vehicles, owned by the terror group, were heavily deployed to the streets there.

The move comes following the terror group's huge loss it incurred after the failure of its attack on IMIS last Saturday, the official indicated.

Many of the cadres and elements of the terror group were killed in this operation.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6101/Revealed-ISIS-arrests-own-leaders-in-Tal-Afar

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[Graphic Footage]: Iraqi Troops Torture and Kill a Civilian in Mosul

The troops accuse him of membership with IS

 

 15 February 2017

 

MOSUL — The Iraqi troops appear in a footage brutally torturing a middle-aged man accusing him of being a member of the Islamic State (IS).

According al-Jazeera, the location of the video is northern Mosul. The man is a farmer and father of three daughters living in a rural area in north of Mosul, the source says.

As it is seen in the video, the man is forced to lie on his knees and the soldiers beat him with their guns. The man later is forced to lie down in a pit and then he is shot dead.

The war crimes of the Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militia have been repeatedly reported by the international human rights organizations including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty Internationl.

The Iraqi forces have been reported for extrajudicially killing and abducting Sunni people in the liberated areas in Iraq.

Media

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/330498

Not much I can say here but that it is brutal.

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IS Releases Video of Yezidi Children Carrying Out Suicide Attacks

15 February 2017

 

ERBIL — A video featuring two Yezidi children preparing for and completing suicide missions for the Islamic State (IS) was released on Tuesday.

Two Yezidi boys who have been identified by their family were Amjad and Asaad-Alyas Mahjo, siblings ages 11 and 12.

A family member told The Foreign Desk that the boys were abducted in 2014, when the IS militants attacked the Yezidi-majority town of Sinjar. As a result, about 5,000 Yazidi men were killed, including the boys' father. Thousands of Yezidi women and children were captured and enslaved.

In the video recording the boys talk about their "ignorant" past as Yezidis, their newfound religion and their choice in carrying out suicide attacks for the IS.

The boys later entered separate explosive-laden automobiles and drove to the target locations.

Thereafter, IS drones follow the cars until both cars detonate and the two siblings died.

Following their abduction in Sinjar district in 2014, the Yezidi children have been brainwashed into carrying out suicide attacks and trained in military activities.

Around 5,000 Yezidis including women, children and men were abducted by IS in Sinjar. The women were forced into sex slavery and the men and children were used for labour or military activities.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/330549

 

Daesh doing this ti children makes me want to throw up !  

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Revealed: ISIS arrests own leaders in Tal Afar

 

February 15 2017 06:54 PM

ISIS terrorists

The terrorist group of ISIS has arrested a lot of its own leaders in Tal Afar, a local official in Nineveh province said Wednesday.

The ISIS terror group imposed restraints on movement in most parts of Tal Afar in western Mosul.

The armed vehicles, owned by the terror group, were heavily deployed to the streets there.

The move comes following the terror group's huge loss it incurred after the failure of its attack on IMIS last Saturday, the official indicated.

Many of the cadres and elements of the terror group were killed in this operation.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6101/Revealed-ISIS-arrests-own-leaders-in-Tal-Afar

Good I hope they kill even more of there own. Saves the Iraqi Army tracking them down.

pp

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The MAP Of Mosul Left Side / Right Side

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosul

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Battle of Mosul (2016–) Part of the Iraqi Civil War and the American-led intervention in Iraq A cartographic depiction of the current situation in Mosul, as of January 25, 2017.      Iraqi Government control      ISIL control      Peshmerga control Date 16 October 2016 – present (3 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) Location Iraq Southwest Erbil Governorate Nineveh Governorate Status Ongoing Territorial changes The ISF completely capture eastern Mosul by 24 January 2017.[9] As of 3 December 2016, the ISF and Peshmerga have captured a total of 5,677 square kilometres (2,192 sq mi) and 369 villages from ISIL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mosul_(2016–17

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Int'l coalition carries out 26 raids on ISIS sites in Iraq, Syria

February 15 2017 01:46 PM

International coalition warplanes

US-led international coalition warplanes on Wednesday carried out 26 raids on the sites of the terrorist Daesh or ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

A statement released Wednesday by the Central Command of the International Coalition Forces said the war jets carried out eight raids in the surroundings of Mosul, Rawa, Singar, Tal Afar in Iraq.

Meanwhile,  the statement said 18 raids were launched against ISIS positions in Syria near al-Boqal, Ar-Reqqa and Deir Azour.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6087/Int-l-coalition-carries-out-26-raids-on-ISIS-sites-in-Iraq-Syria

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ISIS executes 13 civilians by drowning them in cages in Mosul

February 15 2017 02:42 PM

ISIS drowning execution

ISIS terrorist executed 13 civilians by drowning them in cages in Mosul city in Nineveh governorate, according to a local source from Nineveh governorate.

The source added in a press statement that ISIS militant executed 13 civilians at Dawasa area  in central Mosul under the accusation of being spies for the Iraqi government and Peshmerga.

The militants filmed the execution process after their judges issued the sentences against the detainees.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/6088/ISIS-executes-13-civilians-by-drowning-them-in-cages-in-Mosul#section_235

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Nadia Murad: World Leaders “Numb” to Our Tragedy

She expresses concern over the footage showing two Yezidi children forced into suicide mission by IS

15 February 2017

UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad Supplied

ERBIL — Kurdish Yezidi survivor of Islamic State (IS) captivity, Nadia Murad, who is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador, has expressed concern over the international community’s silence on IS atrocities against Kurds.

In a statement published on her official Facebook account, Murad says, “horrific video released by ISIS shows how Yezidi children committed suicide [attack] after being brainwashed for 2.5 years.”

“I am deeply hurt by the graphics of this despicable brutality,” Murad said, complaining that such atrocities are continuing against Kurdish Yezidis with the world leaders remaining “numb” to the tragedy.

“This must stop now. The emotional toll on us is unbearable.”

She renewed a call on the international community to stand with Kurds and save more than 1,000 Yezidi children still in IS captivity.

A video featuring two Yezidi children preparing for and completing suicide missions for the Islamic State (IS) was released on Tuesday by the extremist group.

The children are said to be only 11 and 12 years old, brainwashed and converted to Islam by the IS militants.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/330630