’ISIL’ Terrorists Kidnap 20 Civilians in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Local Editor

"ISIL" Takfiri terrorists had abducted nearly two dozen people in Iraq's northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk as they continue to perpetrate war crimes on a large scale in areas under their control.

An Iraqi security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the terrorists raided the villages of Tel Ali and Shawook close to the town of Hawijah, located about 282 kilometers [175 miles] north of the capital, Baghdad, during the early hours of Sunday, and kidnapped 20 civilians from their homes.

Furthermore, the source added that the terrorists accused the people of cooperation with government officials.

Hence, "ISIL" militants took the victims to an unknown location, warning that the abductees will be tried at courts set up by the terrorist group and most likely executed.

The development came as the Kurdistan Democratic Party [KDP] spokesman in the city of Mosul, Saeed Mamouzini declared on Friday that "ISIL" had executed 15 of its child-recruits west of the embattled northern Iraqi city.

Moreover, Mamouzini said the terrorists murdered the victims, aged between 13 and 18 years old, in the town of Sinjar, situated over 400 kilometers [250 miles] northwest of Baghdad.

The Kurdish spokesman said the slain child-recruits had reportedly abandoned clashes with the Iraqi army in the Baaj district of Mosul, which had been under the control of terrorists since June 2014.

On August 15, "ISIL" killed 15 women in the Ghazlani military base, which lies near Mosul, after the victims refused to marry the militants.

The northern and western parts of Iraq had been plagued by gruesome violence ever since the "ISIL" Takfiri terrorists mounted an offensive in June 2014.

Accordingly, the militants had been committing vicious crimes against all ethnic and religious communities in Iraq.

The Iraqi army together with fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units had been engaged in operations to liberate militant-held regions.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team