Hassan Mahmoud al-Soufi, a commander of pro-government Popular Mobilization units, said on Saturday that the terrorists killed the people by firing squad at a militant base on the outskirts of the militant-held town of Hawijah, located about 282 kilometers (175 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad.
The victims were reportedly sought to escape the town.
Soufi noted that the deceased were among the 3,000 civilian whom Daesh Takfiris had ambushed and captured a few day ago as the former tried to flee from Hawijah. It is estimated that hundreds of women, children and elderly people are among those being held captive.
