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Islamic State takes 550 families to be human shields in Mosul -UN

GENEVA, Oct 21 (Reuters) Islamic State militants have taken 550 families from villages around Mosul and are holding them close to Islamic State locations in the Iraqi city, probably as human shields, a spokeswoman for the UN human rights office said today.
UN spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, citing "corroborated information" from the area, said the office was also investigating reports that Islamic State militants had killed 40 civilians in one village.
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