Iraq's prime minister today ordered an investigation into violations of human rights and other abuses purportedly committed by government troops and paramilitary forces battling the Islamic State group to retake the city of Mosul.<br/><br/>Haider al-Abadi said the probe will examine cases of kidnapping, mistreatment and violations against civilians. Al-Abadi blamed such incidents on groups that exploit the good name of Iraqi soldiers and paramilitaries.<br/><br/> The statement also said that the abuses were recorded and then posted on social media to spoil the joy of victory and to defame the real image of the brave security forces and their sacrifices to liberate the land and to maintain security.<br/><br/>Al-Abadi's statement came days after the UN demanded a government probe into a video purportedly showing brutal treatment and killing of at least three IS suspects in a newly-taken area in eastern Mosul.