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Iraqi citizens used as 'human shields'

Weekend

'Human shields' used by the so-called Islamic State in the battle for Mosul; Suez sixty years on.

(Image: An Iraqi special forces soldier stands beside graffiti, which reads: "The Islamic State will remain". Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)

50 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Oct 2016 06:06GMT

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