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ISIL Takfiris abduct 29 tribesmen in northern Iraq

13 February 2015 04:04 (UTC +04:00)

A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday that the Takfiri militants kidnapped 29 members of al-Ubaid tribe from an area north of the city of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (86 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad, at gunpoint, Iraq’s al-Sumaria satellite TV network reported.

The source added that the fate and whereabouts of the abductees remain unknown.

In another development, ISIL terrorists amputated the hands of three women without specifying why on Thursday evening.

The terrorists also publicly flogged five people in the militant-held city of Mosul, located some 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of Baghdad, after accusing them of seeking to contact their relatives by mobile phone. The ISIL has warned that anyone who attempts to get in touch with their next of kin by mobile phone or is found in possession of a SIM card would receive 30 lashes.