Source: ISIS beheads Imam and preacher of mosque west of Mosul
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(Iraqinews.com) Nineveh – According to a local source in Nineveh province, the ISIS militants beheaded the Imam and preacher of the Righteous Mosque west of the city of Mosul.
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, ” On Thursday, ISIS beheaded al-Sheikh Mushir Naqshbandi, Imam and preacher of the Righteous Mosque in Ghazlani area west of Mosul,” noting that, “the operation carried out by an ISIS element specialized in beheadings.”
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, added: “elements of the organization gathered civilians and read the death sentence; they accused him of publishing religious teachings against what has been defined by the organization in Nineveh.”