Islamic State execute 284 people in Mosul

In Iraq, Islamic State terrorists have executed 284 people in Mosul, including dozens of children, as they fight to keep their grip on the city. The men and boys are reported to have been rounded up over October 20th and 21st and brought in three waves to the city's former College of Agriculture, where they were shot and then dumped in mass



graves. 

Iraqi News reports that the victims were residents of towns and villages in the city’s northwest outskirts, and that 61 of them were no more than 14 years old. 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein issued a statement October 21st calling for all militaries to make protecting citizens a priority.