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Execution Site Found in West Mosul

The discovery adds to mounting evidence that Iraqi forces have unlawfully murdered and abused suspected ISIS militants.
Source: Felipe Dana / AP

International observers have discovered an execution site in Mosul, where an eight-and-a-half-month-long offensive to retake the city from ISIS militants is drawing to a close, Human Rights Watch on Wednesday. The site was first discovered on July 17 when a shopkeeper in west Mosul brought the observers to an empty building containing 17 male corpses. Photos

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