GOD! WHEN WILL THIS STOP? WHY KIDS AND WOMEN? Islamic
State (ISIS) group extremists have lined up and shot dead at least 50
tribesmen, women and children in Iraq's Anbar province, officials said,
in the latest mass killing committed by the group.
The attack was the latest against an Anbar Sunni tribe and took place in the village of Ras al-Maa, north of Ramadi.
There,
the militant group killed at least 40 men, six women and four children,
lining them up and publicly killing them one by one, Sheikh Naim
al-Gaoud, a senior figure in the targeted Al Bu Nimr tribe, said.
Another 17 people were kidnapped by the militant group, he added.
An official with the Anbar governor's office corroborated the account.
It is estimated that more than 300 members of the tribe have now been executed by ISIS in recent days.
The
militant group killed another 50 members of the Al Bu Nimr tribe late
on Friday, and at least 48 people on Thursday, according to various
officials.
The
militant Islamist group has overrun a large part of Anbar province in
its push to expand its territory across Iraq and Syria.
Officials
with the Iraqi government, as well as officials with the US-led
coalition targeting the extremists, repeatedly have said that Iraqi
tribes are key elements in the fight against the IS group since they are
able to penetrate areas inaccessible to air strikes and ground forces.
Massacre: Young men use mobile phones to take pictures of the dead bodies inside Hit
Pictured are the bodies of 30 men from the Anbar province, west of Baghdad, who were executed on Thursday
A
number of Iraq's Sunni tribes have been fundamental in stalling IS's
advance, taking up arms and fighting alongside Iraqi security forces.
But
other tribes have not been won over, and have allied themselves with
the militant group as a means for contesting the Shiite-led government
in Baghdad.
The
United Nations mission in Baghdad said Saturday that at least 1,273
Iraqis were killed in violence in October, a slight increase compared to
last month amid the Islamic State group's assault.
Clash: Free Syrian Army fighters run
during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at
the Karam Barre frontline beside Al-Maysar neighbourhood of Aleppo
today
Meanwhile,
the United Nations mission in Baghdad said that at least 1,273 Iraqis
were killed in violence in October a slight increase compared to last
month amid the Islamic State group's assault.
However, the figures do not take into account casualties in Anbar province or some other militant-held parts of Iraq.
The
UN report said violence killed 856 civilians and 417 members of Iraq's
security forces, while attacks wounded 2,010 Iraqis. The worst-hit city
was Baghdad, with 379 civilians killed.
The UN has said September's death toll was 1,119 Iraqis killed.
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