Saudi Arabia is apparently shopping for sex slaves - and that too from ISIS terrorists, according to a report in the Sun Online.

In the cellphone of a jihadi recently killed in the fighting at Iraqi town Al-Shirqat, Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Units members found "horrifying images" of the sale

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The units are among the forces fighting to free Iraqi towns which were overrun by ISIS in the last 2 years.

Interestingly, Saudi Arabia is also among countries united to fight ISIS. Reports of Saudi support for Islamic terror, however, have been rife in the last few years.

But then Saudi Arabia is infamous for human rights violation, including torture, punishments and brutal executions

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A PMU spokesman told Sun Online: "Our investigation officer was appalled at the set of images involving what we believe to be an Iraqi Yazidi (an ethnic minority in the region) woman taken as sex slave. "Images were of the auction in Saudi Arabia of the woman and sexually explicit materials of the fighter and the woman in a hotel. The photos show that the fighter has been with the ISIS for "a long period of time."

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"We hope to liberate her and all Iraqi women taken as sexual slaves by ISIS within Iraq or outside of Iraq as their basic human rights are being denied...we cannot allow this, as the force dedicated to the defence of Iraqi citizens."

Recently, an 18 year old SIS sex slave escapee revealed how she was sold in an international auction. Among the buyers were not only Iraqis and Syrians, but also "westerners", and the most desirable girls were sold to clients from Gulf nations. She even overheard one of her 'owners' in a conversation reveal how organised the sex trade is: "A man cannot purchase more than three women, unless he is from Syria, Turkey or a Gulf nation."

His partner responded: "A Saudi buyer has transport and food costs that a member of the Islamic State does not. He has a higher quota to make his purchases profitable."

ISIS is quite plain and forward about selling girls, many under the age of 18, as sex slaves.



In 2015,ISIS' own religious experts issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.

ISIS even has a department to handle their sex slaves. These women are usually taken captives from the territories they invade and take over.

In July, it was reported that they were openly advertising sex slaves on Facebook - "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price has reached $12,500 and she will be sold soon" a post in Arabic reads.



Sex slaves were even advertised as prizes for memorising the Quran.

According to activists and organizations working in Iraq and Syria, there are around 3,000 women and girls held as sex slaves by ISIS. Women who refuse to enter the sex trade are killed.

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