article_snippet: Meanwhile, officials said the terror group executed 20 people who wanted to fight against the terror group in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk.
article_snippet: The killings of the men, who wanted to join anti-ISIS paramilitary forces known as Popular Mobilisation units, took place in the town of Hawijah, a police intelligence officer and two local officials said.
article_snippet: The executions could not be independently confirmed, but a gruesome series of photos posted online and shared on social media are evidence that The executions took place.
article_snippet: The photos show the bodies of more than a dozen different men strung by The photos feet from light poles, what appears to be a communications or electricity tower, and under a massive sign featuring the ISIS flag and name.
article_snippet: Captions under The photos said the men were members of the Popular Mobilisation units and used a derogatory term that could either refer to the units' Shi'ite leadership, or indicate that the men were believed to be Shi'ites.
article_snippet: But Shi'ite militiamen have also been accused of carrying out atrocities targeting Sunni Arabs in areas retaken from ISIS.
highlights_snippet: Brings several villages near ISIS stronghold of Hawijah where jihadis killed 20 militia .
  
highlights_snippet: Men reportedly strung by Men  feet from light poles under Islamic State flag .