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| Shocking footage from inside Isis prison reveals 'violent torture tools' used against female sex slaves | Shocking footage from inside Isis prison reveals 'violent torture tools' used against female sex slaves |
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| Syrian rebel fighters have uncovered what is thought to be a prison used by Isis militants to imprison and torture women. | Syrian rebel fighters have uncovered what is thought to be a prison used by Isis militants to imprison and torture women. |
| Footage reportedly released by Syrian rebel fighters from the Manbij Military Council shows an enclosed space with small, barred windows and bowls of food and liquid on the ground. | Footage reportedly released by Syrian rebel fighters from the Manbij Military Council shows an enclosed space with small, barred windows and bowls of food and liquid on the ground. |
| Mattresses can be seen on the stained ground along with pillows and blankets. | Mattresses can be seen on the stained ground along with pillows and blankets. |
| A message written on the wall in Arabic reads: “God, I have wronged myself, and no one forgives sins but you. Forgive me, you are forgiving and merciful.” | A message written on the wall in Arabic reads: “God, I have wronged myself, and no one forgives sins but you. Forgive me, you are forgiving and merciful.” |
| The fighters, who are part of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), told Arab 24 they found sexual stimulants, contraceptives, narcotics and various tools in the alleged prison, which was reportedly divided into 10 small rooms. | The fighters, who are part of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), told Arab 24 they found sexual stimulants, contraceptives, narcotics and various tools in the alleged prison, which was reportedly divided into 10 small rooms. |
| One fighter, Ibrahim al-Mohammed, is told the agency: “We discovered an Islamic State group prison for women, with rooms for groups as well as solitary prisoners. | One fighter, Ibrahim al-Mohammed, is told the agency: “We discovered an Islamic State group prison for women, with rooms for groups as well as solitary prisoners. |
| “We found the worst, most violent torture tools, and may God curse them.” | “We found the worst, most violent torture tools, and may God curse them.” |
| The discovery comes after the SDF reclaimed control of the city of Manbij from Isis, following a US-backed operation that marked the biggest defeat for Isis in Syria since July 2015. | The discovery comes after the SDF reclaimed control of the city of Manbij from Isis, following a US-backed operation that marked the biggest defeat for Isis in Syria since July 2015. |
| SDF fighters have since come under attack by Free Syrian Army-aligned rebels backed by Turkey, who have launched a new offensive in border regions. | SDF fighters have since come under attack by Free Syrian Army-aligned rebels backed by Turkey, who have launched a new offensive in border regions. |
| Earlier this year a wide-ranging report revealed more than 31,000 pregnant women living in the so-called Islamic State were being used to create the next generation of terrorists. | Earlier this year a wide-ranging report revealed more than 31,000 pregnant women living in the so-called Islamic State were being used to create the next generation of terrorists. |
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