ISIL Militants Abduct 70 Men in Iraq

KABUL: (Middle East Press) A total of 170 men from two villages in northern Iraq have been kidnapped by ISIL Takfiri militants in search of people who burned the terrorist group’s flag.

The two villages are still under the control of the ISIL Takfiri insurgents

Local witnesses said the insurgents were driving nearly 30 vehicles and took the abducted men to the center of Hawijah, a nearby town where a court and a prison have been set up by the Takfiri group.

The move has been described as an attempt by the ISIL militants to suppress resistance in the areas under their control.

It is not the first time that the ISIL militants have turned to mass detentions.

The ISIL terrorists abducted about 50 people from an Iraqi Sunni tribe living east of the northern city of Tikrit in November 2014 after imposing a curfew.

The abductions took place in the al-Alam district after fighters from the Bu Jabour tribe removed and burned flags belonging to ISIL militants and replaced them with the Iraqi flag.

Takfiri militants of the ISIL terrorist group also kidnapped around 50 men from the village of Tal Ali, around 240 kilometers (170 miles) north of Baghdad in September.

Iraq has been witnessing violence since ISIL Takfiri militants entered the country from Syria and took control over large areas last June.