ISIS imprisons Mousl’s civilians in basements

Over half a million Iraqi citizens face the danger of death in Mousl’s right bank in the framework of the current battles between the Iraqi governmental troops on one hand and the extremist militants loyal to ISIS on the other hand, as the number of deaths among the civilians witnessed notable increase.
According the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, Iraqi security forces and International Coalition resume intensive bombardment against the residential districts of the Iraqi city. Medical source revealed that the civilians living in the areas of conflict suffer from Psychological problems due to the increasing fights witnessed in their areas.
The observatory continued that a large number of residential buildings have been destroyed in the districts of Farouk and Sargakhana, adding that the extremists sentenced a whole family to death last week at Resala district during their attempt to escape to an area controlled by the Iraqi governmental troops.
Activists said that over 40 civilians have been killed during last Friday and Saturday, as they have been used a human shields by the extremists in the districts of New Mousl and Resala. They added that ISIS extremist group imprisoned civilians in basements in the city to use them as human shields.
The observatory stressed that the governmental troops resumed the use of heavy weapons excessively in the residential areas ignoring the humanitarian repercussions of their intensive bombardment against these areas. It warned that such approach could help ISIS execute its plans to aggravate the humanitarian situation in the country.
The observatory called the Iraqi army and its supporters for committing to the International Humanitarian Law and taking the necessary steps to contain the danger of the extremist group and protect the lives of civilians