Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday.
“Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Zahraa mosque in Mosul to witness the execution of the woman,” media activist Abdullah al-Malla was quoted as telling Aranews.
The IS militants forced several civilians to take part in the stoning, Aranews cited an eyewitness as saying.
“They called on people to take part in the execution, saying we’re in the holy month of Ramadan and we should show commitment to Allah’s Sharia and that the woman deserved death for committing adultery,” a witness said.
IS’ al-Hisba moral police earlier detained the woman in Mosul’s al-Tahrir district, accusing her of adultery. A Sharia court then sentenced her to death by public stoning.