Fearing uprising, Iraq militants hunt ex-police
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By SAMEER N. YACOUB and SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD (AP) The Islamic State group wanted to send a warning against anyone who might plot against its rule.
Back when the extremists took over the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June, police Col. Mohammed Hassan was among some Sunnis in the security forces who surrendered, handed over their weapons and pledged to cut ties with the police. In return, the militants gave them "repentance badges" granting them some safety. But now, the Islamic State group suspected Hassan was engaging in activities against it.
So last week, IS fighters stormed Hassan's house at night. Hassan and his son fought back, killing three attackers before they were gunned down. The militants then hung his mutilated body from a fence for several days near his home as an example, according to two residents who witnessed the battle and were aware of the events leading up to it. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The past few weeks, the Islamic State group has been hunting down former policemen and army officers in areas it controls, apparently fearing they might join a potential internal Sunni uprising against its rule.
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FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, June 23, 2014, fighters of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State group, then known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces vehicle on a main road at the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, more than two weeks after they took over the country's second largest city. The Islamic state group has accelerated killings of former policemen and army officers, apparently fearing they might join a potential internal Sunni uprising against its rule. Such killings, including the deadly attack on police Col. Mohammed Hassan and his son in mid October, have accelerated in recent days, as the extremists' opponents - Kurdish fighters and Shiite militias, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes - have made some gains, taking back several towns that the militants had overrun. (AP Photo, File)
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GGJohn
(9,951 posts)and this barbarity is exactly what's going to turn their Sunni supporters against them, it's already happening, there are reports that Sunni tribes are uniting with Shite tribes to right ISIS.