Islamic State militants have purportedly kidnapped 120 school children in Mosul, 400km north of Baghdad, locals told Deutsche Presse Agentur. "ISIS kidnaped around 120 children, between 12 and 15 years old in, Al Kijara, Al Shura, Al Ba'aj and Badush districts of Mosul, they were taken in military vehicles to unknown places," residents said. The Islamic State terrorist organization also known as the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) has seized control of key cities in Iraq and Syria, early 2014.