ISIS militants executed 140 civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Security Council of the Iraqi Kurdistan region posted on its Twitter page.
"On Monday and Tuesday #ISIS massacred 140 civilians fleeing to areas controlled by Iraqi forces," the statement says.
In March, Iraqi government forces said that ISIS terrorist were completely besieged in Mosul as the army severed communications with its cells in Syria. According to the Iraqi forces, two thirds of the western part of Mosul have been recaptured.