Islamic State jihadists have reportedly cut off the hands of four kids, ages 12, 11, 13 and 16, reports say.
According to reports, in an interview with a mixed Sunni-Shia family that once lived in ISIS' Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, one of the daughters, who is referred to as just "SA," read a text message that she received from one of her friends that still lives in Mosul, which indicated that the group's police force amputated the hands of four kids for stealing.
"Yesterday they cut off the hands of four kids, ages 12, 11, 13 and 16," the friend texted to SA. "One of the kids stole a toy bird, another stole an electric cable."
SA's brother, who is referenced as "Ibrahim," added to SA's comments by showing the Rudaw reporter a video of a preteen being shot in the back of the head, execution style, by ISIS militants because he stole food when he was hungry.
The report explains that because of ISIS' takeover in Mosul, there has been a food shortage in the town and it is somewhat understandable why the child stole the food. The video also shows the kid's father pleading for his son's life before he was ultimately executed.
"He stole something, he wanted to eat," Ibrahim stated.
The mother, who was referred to as "RS," is a women's rights activist and described the strict punishments that the Islamic State has imposed on women that violate its strict laws.
"They cut off their hair, some are stoned, some are shot, and some are beheaded for adultery," RS said. "If the woman has a boyfriend, the punishment is stoning. If she has more than one boyfriend, she'll be shot....
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