They were accused of carrying out the 2014 ISIS massacre of over a thousand Iraqi troops. The U.N. discouraged fast-tracking the executions, saying torture may have been used to extract confessions.
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Pentagon Says U.S. Aircraft Strike Sunni Militant Artillery In Iraq
Hours after President Obama authorized the use of force in Iraq, U.S. aircraft conducted a strike against Sunni militants near Irbil on Friday.
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Top Shiite Cleric Calls For Deal On Next Iraqi Leader Amid Crisis
Iraq’s most-revered Shiite cleric called on the country’s political blocs to agree on a prime minister in the next four days, putting pressure on a government that is struggling to address the growing security crisis.
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Video: Caught In Crossfire As ISIS Claims More Iraqi Cities
To get a good feel for what exactly is happening on the ground in Iraq, watch this video of BBC correspondents who were caught in the crossfire.
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Militants Make Gains In Iraq Amid Report U.S. Rebuffed Calls For Help
The violence in Iraq has intensified today, with al-Qaida-linked Sunni militants moving into areas close to Baghdad after capturing the cities of Mosul and Tikrit.
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Abu Ghraib Prison Temporarily Closed Over Security Concerns
Abu Ghraib, the Iraqi prison that became the center of 2004 prison-abuse scandal during the U.S. occupation, is being closed temporarily due to security concerns, according to the country’s Justice Ministry.
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‘No One Controls Fallujah,’ Which U.S. Soldiers Fought To Free
The Iraqi Army has pulled back in the face of attacks from the al-Qaida fighters and has largely ceded the ground fighting to the Sunni militias.
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