ISIS besieges 5,000 from Albu Nimir, intervention needed before new massacre happens, says tribal chief

Al-Anbar (IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, the leader of Albu Nimir tribe, sheikh Na’eem al-Ka’oud called the government to intervene in order to save the lives of 5,000 people besieged by the ISIS group militants in northeast of al-Ramadi.

“ISIS militants are still besieging around 5000 people, including women and children from Albu Nimir tribe in al-Thurthar area in northeast of Ramadi…ISIS has been besieging those people since more than two months,” Ka’oud said.

“Their lives are in danger…The government should intervene to save them before a new massacre happens,” he added.

Noteworthy, Sheikh Ka’oud stated last month, that the ISIS group militants executed around 70 people and besieged hundreds of others, including women and children from Albu Nimir tribe in northern Ramadi.

 

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