UN documents more than 55,000 civilian casualties and 3.2 million people displaced by violence in 22-month period.
In figures it calls "staggering", the United Nations says that almost
19,000 civilians have been killed and more than 36,000 wounded in
violence in Iraq since the start of 2014.
In a new joint report published on Tuesday, the UN Assistance Mission
for Iraq and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
listed a large number of 
atrocities committed by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.
atrocities committed by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.
It also called on the government to do more to stop sectarian violence and help displaced families to return to their homes.
The joint report highlighted abuses committed by ISIL, saying that
about 3,500 people were currently being held as slaves in Iraq by the
armed group.
"Those being held are predominantly women and children and come
primarily from the Yazidi community, but a number are also from other
ethnic and religious minority communities," the UN report said.
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