The women were reportedly burned to death in iron cages because they refused to have sex with Isis fighters. Isis militants have publicly executed 19 Yazidi women by burning them alive in Mosul, Iraq, local activists report. Thousands of Yazidi women were taken captive when Isis seized control of Sinjar , in north western Iraq, in August The Iraqi army is preparing for an assault on the Isis stronghold of Fallujah.
Soldiers have secured a neighbourhood to the south of the city and are poised to enter the centre of the city. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here.
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