IS uses hostages as "human shields" to stop Iraqi army

According to Voice of Russia and Iraqi Sumaria TV, fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) extremist group, which controls some areas in northern and northeastern Iraq, are capturing local people as "human shields" to block the advance of the Iraqi army.

The source cited Iraqi security forces as saying that IS had driven about 30 families from Sharvin village to the front line in the al-Mansur area of ​​Diyala province.

F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets participate in airstrikes against IS targets in Syria and Iraq. Illustrative photo. (Source: AFP/TTXVN)

The source added that he himself escaped from the village of Sharvin.

Villagers told the soldiers “the terrible truth about IS oppressing the people, trying to impose its crazy ideas, taking revenge on the relatives of those who left to fight against the group.”

IS seized the village of Sharvin in Diyala province in northeastern Iraq about two months ago. In this area, the extremists have established one of their strongest bases./.

According to VNA