They were taken from their homes, some pulled from their beds, in the middle of the night. They were fathers, brothers and sons, members of the U.S.-allied Albu Nimr tribe -- the Sunni clan considered among the last holdouts against ISIS in Iraq's western desert. About 50 members of the tribe were abducted in Hit in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, during the early morning hours on Saturday, Sheikh Nabil Al-Ga'oud, a tribal leader, told CNN. Their fate is unknown. But Al-Ga'oud and others believe they are likely dead, the latest casualties of ISIS who have killed hundreds of members of the tribe in mass executions in recent days.
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Hundreds of members of Albu Nimr tribe have been killed by ISIS
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ISIS fighters carried out public executions of tribesmen in Hit
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Group had more than 50 members abducted by ISIS Saturday
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Earlier in the week, many others had been killed
Albu Nimr
Albu Nimr
The @placeholder, who number in the tens of thousands, are ready to fight to take back Hit, Al-Ga'oud said.
Anbar
"That's why we need to expand the train-advise-and-assist mission into the ... @placeholder," Dempsey said.
U.S.
Dempsey said the @placeholder had "positive indications" the Iraqi government was prepared to do that but had not yet acted.
Iraq
Dempsey said the United States had "positive indications" the @placeholder government was prepared to do that but had not yet acted.
Hit
Another 48 tribesmen were marched through the streets of @placeholder before they were publicly executed, the official said.
Albu Nimr
Albu Nimr
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