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IS Camp Speicher massacre: Iraq sentences 40 to death
Source: BBC
IS Camp Speicher massacre: Iraq sentences 40 to death
18 February 2016 Middle East
Iraq has sentenced 40 men to death over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014.
The Camp Speicher massacre was carried out by fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group as they 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.
Many of those sentenced were appealing against earlier rulings. Rights groups have criticised the trials.
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18 February 2016 Middle East
Iraq has sentenced 40 men to death over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014.
The Camp Speicher massacre was carried out by fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group as they 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.
Many of those sentenced were appealing against earlier rulings. Rights groups have criticised the trials.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35607179
