The US-based media website Al-Monitor reported the development earlier in the month, quoting Siruwan al-Mosuli, an otolaryngologist.

“He (al-Mosuli) said that lately he noticed unusual movement within medical facilities in Mosul. Arab and foreign surgeons were hired, but prohibited from mixing with local doctors,” the website wrote.

“Information then leaked about organ selling. Surgeries take place within a hospital and organs are quickly transported through networks specialized in trafficking human organs,” it noted.

“Mosuli said that the organs come from fallen fighters who were quickly transported to the hospital, injured people who were abandoned or individuals who were kidnapped.”

A specialized mafia and overseas medical institutions have been enlisted to enable the trafficking operation.

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