As ISIS loses its grip in its stronghold of Mosul, the black-clad jihadist army is plumbing the depths of brutality, taking civilians off the streets of Iraq’s second-largest city and forcing them onto the front lines.
(FOX)- According to sources within the high ranks of the Yazidi Brigade, which operates under the Kurdish military known as Peshmerga, ISIS – which continues to control the nearby town of Tel Afar – on Friday tricked residents into believing they had “liberated” Kirkuk. The false claim ISIS had seized full control of the oil -rich city came as news of heavy fighting in the region wafted out.
Tel Afar has long held a strong support base for the terrorist outfit, and is considered one of the top places for ISIS recruitment. Much of the ISIS training happens in the Sunni-dominated city, as well as weapon and bomb construction.
“When people from the town heard that Kirkuk had been taken over by ISIS, many came out to the streets to celebrate,” a prominent intel source told FoxNews.com on Saturday afternoon from the the Yazidi-controlled front line of Sino, the closest front line to Tel Afar. “With all the families out on the street, ISIS members then executed their scheme and had trucks ready, they filled them with young boys and imported them to the front line Friday night.”
ISIS is said to have used two tanker trucks, two pickup trucks and two armored vehicles to scoop up the minors, aged from 8 to 16.
“ISIS has used all sorts of tactics and human shields many times before,” Amer, 43, a lieutenant colonel in the Yazidi Forces, told FoxNews.com. “But this way we just saw last night, this is new.”