Captured Documents Reveal The Islamic State Is Involved In The Organ Harvesting Business

An Islamic State flag flies over the custom office of Syria's Jarablus border gate as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey August 1, 2015. REUTERS/MURAD SEZER

Reuters: Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in U.S. raid

Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.

The ruling, contained in a January 31, 2015 document reviewed by Reuters, says taking organs from a living captive to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for the captive, is permissible.

For a U.S. government translation of the document, click here.

Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the document. U.S. officials say it was among a trove of data and other information obtained by U.S. special forces in a raid in eastern Syria in May.

WNU Editor: This is actually old news. it was first reported in February .... Islamic State could be harvesting organs, Iraq's U.N. envoy says (AP), and then in August .... ‘Spare parts’: ISIS fighters discuss prices of human organs on social media (RT).