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UNHCR says Shia Militia in Iraq May Have Abducted 900 civilians

05/07/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, UNHCR says Shia Militia in Iraq May Have Abducted 900 civilians

The UN says Shia Muslim militia group in Iraq may have kidnapped around 900 men and boys

The UN says a Shia Muslim militia group fighting alongside the Iraqi army may have kidnapped around 900 men and boys, and put to death at least fifty

The United Nations says a Shia Muslim militia group fighting alongside the Iraqi army may have kidnapped around 900 men and boys and put to death at least fifty, FBI says no charges for Hillary Clinton, Cluedo game kills off Mrs White

(Photo: UNHCR chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein      Credit: AFP)

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