15 dedders found in well in Saf al-Tout
ISIS doesn't quite get the hang of mass murder yet, not like the Mexican cartels, but I s'pect they'll get better as time goes on.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi security forces found on Sunday 15 decomposed bodies of civilians strewn inside a water well south of Mosul, presumably executed by Islamic State militants, local officials said.
Head of the Shura district council, Khaled al-Gar, said in a statement that the bodies were found at a water well a Saf al-Tout, adding that security forces and concerned authorities were working to identify the dead civilians. He said initial information suggest they were executed by ISIS.
Shura had been recaptured by Iraqi joint forces late November.
Since taking over Mosul and several other Iraqi cities in 2014, ISIS has been notorious for heinous executions of civilians for either failing to comply with their extremist religious views or collaborating with security authorities.
Several mass graves have been discovered as Iraqi forces cleared several villages around the city center since October, when the government announced the launch of operations to retake the city.
Sources said Saturday the group executed seven people who declined to abandon their homes to give space to militants fighting Iraqi forces.
Human remains, gunz found in Shura area
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Media officials with the Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday finding remains of people killed by the Islamic State’s members, in addition to a large cache of weapons and equipment, containing Katyusha Rockets, south of the city of Mosul.
The officials said in a press statement, “Intelligence and Security Directorate, backed by citizens and al-Hashd al-Shaabi in Shura area discovered a large cache of light and heavy weapons buried in the desert of an abandoned village in Hamam al-Alil, south of Mosul.”
“The cache contained large quantities of Katyusha Rockets and mortar shells, as well as explosive materials,” the statement added.
“Also, human remains belonging to citizens killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) were found in the area,” the statement explained.
On Friday, Commander of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), Abdel Ghani al-Asadi announced finishing the first phase of the battle to liberate Nineveh.
ISIS executes 17 in Hawija
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Kirkuk province revealed, that the Islamic State group (ISIS) executed 17 persons, by firing squad, inside a military air base near Hawija district, in western the province, Alsumaria News reported on Monday.
The source told Alsumaria News, “This morning, members of the ISIS executed 17 civilians, by firing squad, in al-Bakara Air Base near Hawija district.”
“The ISIS executed the civilians for collaborating with government forces and Kurdish Peshmerga,” the source added.
The extremist group filmed the civilian’s execution, after being sentenced to death by the so-called ISIS Sharia Court in the district.
Noteworthy, since imposing its control over Hawija disrict in June 2014, ISIS executed dozens of citizens on different charges, especially collaboration with security forces.
Iraqi forces discover ISIS prison east of Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) An officer at the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) revealed on Monday discovering a second prison belonging to the Islamic State extremist group in Mosul.
Major Ali Mohsen said in a press statement, “Our forces discovered another prison belonging to the Islamic State group, during search operations at the liberated area of al-Zohour, in eastern Mosul.”
“The prison was found empty of detainees,” Mohsen explained. “The prison contains dozens of solitary cells, as well as special rooms that were used to torture people fighting ISIS ideology,” Mohsen added.
Mohsen also declared that the Counter-Terrorism Service found lists containing names of wanted persons and detainees inside the prison, located at al-Zohour area, in eastern Mosul.
“Our forces also found an explosives and IEDs laboratory inside an abandoned garage in the same area,” Mohsen further added.
Iraqi security forces discovered another prison belonging to ISIS, earlier, in al-Qadisiyah al-Oula area, in eastern Mosul.