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October 2, 2014

U.N.: Islamic State Committing Mass Killings; Iraqi Airstrikes Cause "Significant Deaths" 
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The United Nations says more than 1,100 Iraqis were killed in violence
last month. The actual toll is far higher because it does not include
deaths in areas controlled by the Islamic State. The United Nations says
insurgents from the Islamic State have carried out mass executions,
abducted women and girls as sex slaves, and used children as fighters.
The United Nations also says airstrikes by the Iraqi government have
caused "significant civilian deaths and injuries."

 

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