The source said, “At dawn today, ISIS members have kidnapped 33 people from Hawija southwest of Kirkuk, while trying to escape from ISIS control toward al-Alam area east of Tikrit,” noting that, “ISIS elements herded the abductees to an unknown destination.”

The source, who asked anonymity, added, “The majority of the abductees are members of the security services and employees in the government’s departments,” IraqiNews reported.

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