The Islamic State killed 284 men and boys as Iraqi-led coalition forces closed in on Mosul.
Baghdad: The Islamic State killed 284 men and boys as Iraqi-led coalition forces closed in on Mosul, the group’s last major stronghold in Iraq, an Iraqi intelligence source told CNN. The source said those killed on Thursday and Friday were used as human shields against attacks forcing ISIS out of southern parts of Mosul.
ISIS then dumped the corpses in a mass grave at the defunct College of Agriculture in northern Mosul, the intelligence source said. The victims — including children — were all shot, said the source. While some Syrian civilians returned to their villages around Mosul after they were liberated from ISIS control, around 550 families were taken hostage by the terror group.
The Daily Mail said some of the 550 families taken hostage by ISIS were able to return home while others will continue to be used as human shields. Families have been waving the white flag in vain as terrorists round up villagers in an attempt to hold off advancing coalition forces in the battle for Mosul in Iraq. Meanwhile, hundreds of wounded civilians were stranded in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo on Saturday as the UN said security concerns were preventing evacuations.
