GENEVA: Islamic State group fighters slaughtered at least 232 people in and around Mosul last week as Iraqi troops advanced on the city, the UN rights office said Friday.

"Last Wednesday 232 civilians were reportedly shot to death. Of these there were 190 former Iraqi Security Forces officers," rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva.

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