IS executes 200 Turkmens, last local leader in Tal Afar
Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State have reportedly killed 200 Turkmens, who were held by the militants in Tal Afar town, west of Mosul.
The Iraqi Turkmens, who included children and women, were held by IS militants two months ago and were killed during their attempt to flee toward safe regions, Nour Eddin Qablan, deputy chief of Nineveh provinvial council, told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.
Tal Afar is one of the important strongholds still held by IS in Nineveh since August 2014.
In related news, a local source from Nineveh province said non-Iraqi IS militants executed the last local leader in Tal Afar