ISIS has executed five of its leaders for cowardice as US-led coalition forces advanced on the terror groups final strongholds in Syria and Iraq, like reported by express.co.uk.
A paramilitary official from the Shia-led al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units), revealed the terror group turned on its vile leaders in central Iraq and sentenced them to death on Tuesday.
He said: “ISIS executed five leaders in Annah town, west of Ramadi, and punished others.
“The group accused the slain and punished leaders of reluctance especially after several members were killed and injured by army and paramilitary troops over the past few days.”
A source from the army’s command said on Monday that there have been intensive strikes in the towns of Annah and Rawa.
Eleven members of ISIS were killed last week as Jazeera Operations Command and Tribal Mobilisation Forces carried out military operations towards Annah and Rawa.
These towns have been held by ISIS since 2014 when it proclaimed an Islamic Caliphate.
ISIS is now on the brink of defeat in Iraq since the fall of Mosul.
During the siege of Mosul in January up to 100 boats containing groups of militants were “blown out of the war” trying to cross the Tigris River to evade the Iraqi-coalition forces.
Iraqi security forces kill ISIS prisoner because they believe that if the militants are sent to a prisoner of war camp then they will bribe authorities to release them.
People believe that Iraqi soldiers and their own government are too corrupt to keep them in detention.
ISIS suspects are shot, thrown into the Tigris river or thrown off buildings.
The US State Department estimated that “in excess of 40,000 total foreign fighters have gone to the conflict [in Syria] and from over 100 countries” in June 2016.
Many foreign fighters were able to travel through into ISIS-held territory through Turkey.
In April, the UN claimed at least 30,000 fighters had travelled to Syria although “some foreign fighters have already returned to their home countries, spreading violence in their own communities”.
