ISIS kidnapped and beheads Kurdish civilians in Khanaqin

Islamic State (IS) militants attacked a Kurdish village in vicinity of Khanaqin district, north of Diyala province, overnight on Sunday and kidnapped four Kurdish civilians, a source said.

The beheaded bodies of the victims were later found outside the Yousif Bag village, the source confirmed to BasNews.

Among the victims is a Peshmerga.

Khanaqin is a disputed Kurdish territory that is now under the control of the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed militias of Hashd al-Shaabi.

Even though Iraqi prime minister declared the entirety of Iraqi territories liberated from IS last year, the extremist group maintains presence in certain areas, and it continues its terrorist activities.

Source: Basnews