Islamic State issues rape guidelines to fighters after ‘violations’

IS has released a rape handbook for fighters, with 15 new rules after a number of ‘violations’ were committed by its militants.

The ‘fatwa’ was issued last January but has only been revealed for the first time after documents were seized by US Special Operations Forces last May.

The ruling declares it is an “inevitable consequence of jihad” that women and children of infidels will “become captives of Muslims,” which is in turn a consequence of the conquest of large surface areas — “one of the graces which Allah has bestowed on the State of Caliphate”.