Un Documents 'Staggering Horrors' In Iraq

Displaced Iraqi girls next to a tent provided by the UNHCR at Nzerawat camp near Kirkuk (Getty Images)

Displaced Iraqi girls next to a tent provided by the UNHCR at Nzerawat camp near Kirkuk (Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

The United Nations has revealed more than 18,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq in less than two years, since January 2014. In a new report, the UN also estimates 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are being held as slaves by I-S militants in Iraq.



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