ISIS Executes 284 Men, Boy as Iraqi Army Closes on in Mosul
ISIS has executed 284 men and boys as the Iraqi army backed by popular forces are advancing towards the terrorist group’s last stronghold, Mosul.
CNN cited an unnamed Iraqi intelligence source as saying those killed on Thursday and had been rounded up near and in the city for use as human shields against attacks that are forcing ISIS out of the southern sections of Mosul.
ISIS used a bulldozer to dump the corpses in a mass grave at the scene of the executions — Mosul’s defunct College of Agriculture in the north of the city, the intelligence source said.
The victims were all shot and some were children, said the source.
On October 17, after months in preparation, Iraqi army launched its long awaited operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS that entered the city in 2012. According to local media, about 30,000 Iraqi soldiers are taking part in the operation.
