Forensic analysis: Human Rights Watch has produced a series of graphics like this which they say document the execution of at least 160 Iraqi prisoners in two locations in Tikrit over four days after cross-referencing landmarks and individuals in images posted by ISIS with satellite photographs
The Killing Fields Of Iraq: ISIS Massacred Up To 190 Prisoners In Just Four Days, According To Analysis Of Satellite Images And Horrific Pictures Posted By jihadists -- Daily Mail
* Human Rights Watch said Sunni militants executed 160 to 190 men at two locations in Tikrit from June 11 to June 14
* Group pinpointed two trenches filled with bodies at first location by cross-checking ground features and landmarks
* First execution site located in a field near former palace of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, next to the Tigris river
* Other images show prisoners at a second execution site being shot in head, but its position could not be located
* HRW director: 'Images from Tikrit provide strong evidence of horrible war crime that needs further investigation'
Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 prisoners in just four days in the northern city of Tikrit, according to a human rights group which cited analysis of satellite imagery and shocking photographs released by the militants.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) killed between 160 and 190 men in two locations in Tikrit between June 11 and June 14.
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Human Rights Watch: More News On Mass Executions In Iraq
Iraq: ISIS Execution Site Located -- Human Rights Watch
Isis execution site revealed by satellite images, claims human rights group -- The Guardian
Human Rights Watch confirms reports of mass executions in Iraq -- Deutsche Welle
Human Rights Watch verifies ISIL massacre images from Iraq -- Al Jazeera
ISIS Killing Fields Found in Tikrit near Saddam's Former Palace -- IBTimes
ISIL staged 'mass executions' in Iraq's Tikrit: rights group -- Reuters
Rights group: Iraq militants executed 160 captives -- AP
HRW: ISIS militants executed 160 captives in Iraq -- Al Arabiya
WNU Editor: The Human Rights Watch report is here.
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