GENEVA / MOSUL EXECUTIONS

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According to the UN human rights office (OHCHR), ISIL has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in and around Mosul, forcibly relocating them to be used as human shields. The terrorist group is allegedly killing those who refuse to comply with their instructions or who previously belonged to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). UNTV CH
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STORY: GENEVA / MOSUL EXECUTIONS
TRT: 01:25
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER 2016, GENEVA

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1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais des Nations

28 OCTOBER 2016, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson,Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations:
“ISIL has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in sub-districts around Mosul and have forcibly relocated numbers of civilians inside the city itself since the operation began on the 17th of October to restore Iraqi government control over Mosul. Many of these individuals were killed for refusing to comply with ISIL’s orders or for previously belonging to the ISF, to the Iraqi Security Forces, including at least 232 civilians who were reportedly shot to death last Wednesday.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson,Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations:
“ISIL’s depraved, cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas, or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields. Many of those who refused to comply were shot on the spot. And even among those who did comply, many of them, including 190 former ISF officers and 42 other civilians were shot dead. In addition to these people who were reportedly killed on Wednesday. Another 24 former ISF officers were reportedly killed on Tuesday.”
6. Med shot, press room

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According to the United Nations (UN) human rights (OHCHR), ISIL has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in and around Mosul, forcibly relocating them to be used as human shields. The terrorist group is allegedly killing those who refuse to comply with their instructions or who previously belonged to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

Today (28 Oct) in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, said “ISIL’s depraved, cowardly strategy is to attempt to use the presence of civilian hostages to render certain points, areas, or military forces immune from military operations, effectively using tens of thousands of women, men and children as human shields.”

Many of those who refused to comply, she said, “were shot on the spot.”

According to the agency, at least 5,370 families were abducted by ISIL from Shura sub-district, another 160 families from al-Qayyarah sub-district, 150 families from Hamam al-Alil sub-district and 2,210 families from Nimrud sub-district of al-Hamdaniya district.

Information received by the human rights office indicates that 60,000 persons are currently residing in Hamam al-Alil, an ISIL stronghold with a previous population of 23,000.

Of the 232 civilians reportedly shot to death on Wednesday, reports indicate that 190 were former ISF personnel who were killed at the al-Ghazlani military base in Mosul.

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