Iraqi military Shia families stage a protest near parliament

Iraqi military Shia families stage a protest near parliament, demand answers after ISIL slaughter

The Shia families of Iraqi military members attacked by ISIL in June have staged a protest near the parliament in Baghdad, demanding more information about the fate of their loved ones.

A parliamentary official said that more than 100 family members are refusing to leave until their concerns are addressed.

The Shia families are angry over the lack of information about the victims of an alleged massacre of Iraqi forces and cadets near Tikrit, when a military base formerly known as Camp Speicher was overrun by ISIL in June.

The killings at Camp Speicher are among the worst atrocities claimed by ISIL in Iraq. The group, which refers to itself as the so-called “Islamic State,” said it killed 1,700 Iraqi forces, but no official figures have been released.