ISIS executes 20 in Iraq and 8 in Libya
Middle East, News March 9, 2015 Comments Off on ISIS executes 20 in Iraq and 8 in LibyaThe ISIS has executed 20 people in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk for their alleged attempt to join the volunteer forces in anti-ISIS operations.
According to Iraqi sources on Monday, the terrorist group released on social media the photos of the heinous crime, which took place in the town of Hawija.
The captions of the photos referred to the victims as Shia people who wanted to join the ranks of volunteer forces, also known as Popular Mobilization Units, in the fight against Takfiri terrorists, the reports added.
The photos showed the individuals hanging by their feet from poles after their execution.
The ISIS has also decapitated eight Libyan guards during an offensive on an oil field in the center of the country.
Libya’s military spokesman, Ahmed al-Mesmari, said Monday that the guards were beheaded after the terrorists carried out a deadly attack on the al-Ghani oil field near the town of Zalla on Friday.
Mesmari added that the ISIS is trying to bring the whole petroleum industry of the violence-wracked country under its control, warning that the potential takeover would have dire consequences for the whole nation.
“This is the lifeline of the Libyan people,” he cautioned.
According to reports, the terrorists also abducted nine foreign workers, including four Filipinos, a Czech, a Ghanaian, an Austrian, and a Bangladeshi during the attack. This is while one of the kidnapped workers still remains unidentified.
The Libyan army, loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government, is in charge of protecting the oil fields which have come under frequent attacks by the militants over the past months.
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