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Iraq arrests 19,000 people accused of Isis links and condemns 3,000 to death
A body lies among the ruins of building in Mosul's Old City, Iraq. Dozens of bodies of alleged Isis fighters continue to litter the city some eight months after Iraq declared victory over the extremists there
IRAQ has arrested at least 19,000 people accused of links to Islamic State (Isis) or other terrorist offences and has condemned more than 3,000 of them to death, the Associated Press (AP) reported today.
The New York-based news agency based its figures partially on analysis of a spreadsheet listing all 27,849 people imprisoned in Iraq in late January.
Thousands more are believed to be held by other bodies including the federal police, military intelligence and Kurdish forces.
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