ISIS has reportedly beheaded over 20 of its fighters in full public view for trying to flee a war zone in Iraq’s Mosul city, sending out a chilling warning to others in the terror group against desertion.
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured a group of its own militants who tried to escape the battlefront in Mosul city of Nineveh province, and executed them in public, Ara News reported.
“The dissidents were arrested at a checkpoint in the vicinity of Mosul on Friday evening. After being identified as fighters who have left their positions at the fighting front in western Mosul, they were transferred to the Sharia Court for prosecution,” a local source cited an ISIS “official” as saying.
“Subsequent to a brief interrogation, the Sharia Court decided to behead the dissidents on charges of treason,” the source was quoted as saying.
Observers said the beheadings were made in a bid to terrorise ISIS members who may leave their posts in the war-torn region.