On Saturday, a source in Nineveh Province announced, that the ISIS executed three of its Afghan commanders for trying to escape from the city of Mosul (405 km north of Baghdad). The source said in a statement "Today, ISIS executed three of its Afghan leaders in Mosul who tried to escape across the Syrian borders." The source added on condition of anonymity, "The execution was carried out by firing squad in front of a crowd of citizens in the center of the city of Mosul."