Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists for Camp Speicher massacre

[DonViejo]

Source: BBC News

Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014.

The massacre at Camp Speicher, near Tikrit, was carried out by fighters from so-called Islamic State (IS) as it seized territory across northern Iraq.

Outrage over the massacre of the mostly Shia cadets helped mobilise Iraq's Shia militias in the fight against IS.

IS militants released photos and video documenting the massacre in 2014. Mass graves were found a year later. The graves were discovered when Iraqi government forces recaptured the area.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37148060

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1. I might get flagged but I have to say it. . .36 less of these things in the world.

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2. you are not alone.

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3. I agree, sadly

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4. Yep.

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[Itchinjim]

9. Amen.

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14. I'd vote to uphold the post, out of complete agreement nt

[TheMastersNemesis]

5. All ISIS Fighters Should Be Eliminated With Extreme Prejudice.

I do not believe forces fighting ISIS really care about prisoners or rehab. I really have no sympathy for these POS. And the Taliban are no different. No sane human being would want to live under their power or living conditions. They have absolutely NOTHING to offer but misery and death.

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7. kick

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8. It appears you dont believe in ...COEXIST.

I understand your thinking.

[CanonRay]

10. You can't coexist

if the other party won't let you exist.

[Botany]

11. They lined up people who had surrendered to them and shot them in a ditch.

The more dead ISIS people the better.

[TheMastersNemesis]

12. ISIS Is Today's Khmer Rouge That Killed Millions.

It's fighters cannot be allowed to exist no more than the Rouge. We must find their leaders and execute as soon as possible. When you look at what they are doing and sponsoring in other parts of the world it is obvious they must be treated like a terrible disease like smallpox and eliminated totally and forever.

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13. Whenever race relations in this country worries me...

... I try to appreciate that I'm not in the middle of a Shia vs. Sunni battle.

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15. I weep not for cockroaches

6 legged or otherwise.