Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul - witnesses

 

FILE PHOTO: An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said.

 

Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into the Old City, where street fighting is expected in the narrow alleyways and around the mosque where Islamic State declared its caliphate nearly three years ago.

 

A man who spoke to Reuters via telephone said he had found the mutilated body of a relative strung up from an electricity pole in the Tenek district along with three other young men caught trying to flee by the militants.

 

"Their appearance was shocking. We weren't able to get them down and they have been there for two days," said the relative on condition of anonymity.

 

The Kurdistan Region security council said the number of people killed by the militants on Monday and Tuesday was as high as 140.

 

In the Old City, more than 40 civilians were killed when the militants caught them trying to escape, said a resident of the Farouq district where the symbolic Nuri mosque is located.

 

Another resident of the Old City's Shahwan district said a family of six, including an elderly woman, had also been killed for the same reason.

 

A woman from the Yarmouk district said she had narrowly escaped death along with her husband and children after the militants caught them trying to flee among a group of around 30 people.

 

"They took our bags thinking there was gold or money in them and as they were busy checking the contents, we fled through the houses taking advantage of the pitch darkness," said the woman, who is now in an area under the control of the security forces.

 

"I fear those (families) who stayed in Daesh's grip met a terrible fate". 

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-04-08

See all eyes diverted towards Syria and the USA what about what is going on with the terrorists no body care because they do not show on the news any ore.

They most probably get more funding and get stronger as no one are looking into it.

These ISIL dog, need to be treated like the rabid dogs they are. They all need to be killed off, their supporters also need to be killed off as well.  The doctors and people who work for them all need to be killed as well, because these dogs are terrorist animals.  They are not real Islam believers, they are a deranged bunch of morons. It will be a good day when this group and other terror groups are all eliminated, in Syria, in Iraq,  in Lybia and in Africa. All the grups need to be completely destroyed.

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