By Dalya Ahmad
Azzaman, December 19, 2014
More than 2000 Iraqis are still reported missing as a result of two ‘massacres’ perpetrated by Islamic State militants as them stormed into two major Iraqi cities in June, the Ministry of Human Rights said in a statement.
The ministry said its latest figures were not final as it believed more families might come forward with information on missing relatives.
In June, Jihadists from the Islamic State invaded large swathes of territory, including major cities such as Mosul and Tikrit in the north.
In Mosul, they fought their way into Badoush prison, one of Iraq’s largest, killing hundreds of inmates.
“We have gathered information that 487 inmates from Badoush prison in Mosul are still missing,” the statement said.
In Tikrit, the Jihadists overrun the Speicher army base where they were reported to have executed up to 1500 cadets of a military academy in the camp.
The statement said 1660 of these cadets were still missing.
The ministry said a total of 2147 soldiers and inmates from the two ‘massacres’ were missing and their families have been notified.
