BARBARIC CRIMES
Harrowing video of Iraqi troops torturing and executing ISIS fighters enrages UN as other soldiers are filmed dancing with decapitated heads of jihadis
HARROWING videos have emerged of what appears to be Iraqi troops torturing, executing and beheading ISIS fighters.
Disturbing footage, which has sparked outrage at the United Nations, shows men in uniform frogmarching three suspected terrorists down a Mosul street.
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One soldier, carrying a stick, hauls the alleged jihadi across the floor by his foot as he begs for his life while another soldier kicks him.
Another victim can also be seen being booted as he lies on the ground by a gang of men as shots ring out in the background.
The video continues on to show a man being shot to death after which his corpse is trampled on and two two other ISIS fighters are shot.
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In an even more disturbing video, which The Sun has chosen not to show, an Iraqi soldier can be seen dancing with the severed heads of two enemies.
As music blasts out in the background a man in camouflage stretches out his arms and begins to move to the beat with a broad smile beaming across his face.
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Others look on and seem to encourage the bizarre and disturbing scene.
The United Nations Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) urged the country's government to launch investigations into the footage over the weekend.
The UN said: "UNAMI calls on the government of Iraq to investigate a video report circulating on social media sites which purportedly shows the brutal mistreatment and murder of at least three captured ISIL members."
The footage came to light just before the Iraqi PM announced that eastern Mosul was "fully liberated" from the clutches of ISIS.
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In his weekly news conference yesterday, Haider al-Abadi lauded the "unmatched heroism of all security forces and factions" for liberating part of the country's second city.
He added: "Daesh has quickly collapsed and no one expected such a collapse, the heroism of our security forces was behind Daesh's defeat."
When he was asked how long it will take to liberate the western side of the city, al-Abadi was vague but defiant saying: "I can't tell now, but we are capable of doing so and we will do so."
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