"Special medical unit of the organization [ISIS] proceeded to steal human organs for about 23 [Daesh] militants of those who slept in the hospitals of Nineveh," a local source told the outlet. "What has been stolen from those members included the kidneys, intestines and more; they were transferred under tight control to [an] affiliated hospital on the outskirts of the city."
Daesh’s monthly revenue was said to be around $80 million, until falling to some $56 million in March after losing large areas of territory through bombings and raids.
The same source claimed that the terror organization has kidnapped over 30 children to be trafficked.
"[Daesh] has kidnapped dozens of children and sold them to the Turkish organ traffickers to finance their budget in Mosul," the source claimed, adding, "More than 30 children aged 9-12 years have been detained by [Daesh] and are being readied to be trafficked to Turkey."
In 2015, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations urged the organization to investigate a Daesh trade in human organs. He noted at the time that many of the civilian bodies found in mass graves were missing kidneys, the heart, and other organs.
