IS executes boys for un-Islamic practice of breeding pigeons

Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted 15 boys and executed three between the age of 16-22 in Iraq for breeding pigeons as they deemed the practice un-Islamic.
According to the Mirror, a farmer said that his son was captured by IS militants when six gunmen broke into their house and dragged his 21-year-old son.
In the eastern province of Diyala, 15 boys have been captured and three have been executed.
The militants burned down all the pigeons after they put them in a bag before taking the farmer's son away.
According to an Iraqi official, IS is looking for more men to join the group to fight in Iraq and Syria.
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First Published: Jan 21 2015 | 12:10 PM IST
