Islamic State militants have executed at least 50 more tribesmen in Iraq’s Anbar province as part of a mass killing campaign being carried out by the group for resisting IS rule.

Local sources say the shooting of members of the Sunni Muslim Albu Nimr tribe occurred on Friday.

A few days ago, Iraqi officials said 150 bodies from that tribe, which resisted the Islamic State advance west of Baghdad, were found buried in a mass grave near the city of Ramadi.  More than 70 others  were dumped near the town of Hit.

A witness reported at the time that one of the Islamic State fighters said the executions were punishment for “anybody fighting the Islamic State.”  IS militants are also Sunnis. [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance