KABUL: (Middle East Press) The ISIL Takfiri militants have executed at least 32 Iraqi security forces Saturday in the province of Anbar, sources say.
Iraqi security officials said, At least five other people have also been killed in the ISIL attacks in Anbar province.
The militants executed the 32 policemen and Sunni tribal forces by firing squad in front of the locals of the Vaddahiye village of al-Baghdadi Township, Anadolu News Agency reports.
Those executed were believed to be local policemen and members of the government-backed Sahwa paramilitary group. They were captured in a battle with ISIL militants in Jubba, the source said.
Townsmen were not permitted to bury the bodies, sources said.
Earlier in February, the ISIL militants reportedly burned to death 45 people in al-Baghdadi. The Iraqi army has made efforts to retake the town.
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