ISIS Militants Publicly Flog Three Men Mercilessly In Iraq, For Playing Football

The deadly Islamic State has flogged three young men on charges of playing football. ISIS militants arrested three young men for playing football -as one player wearing a Messi shirt had the jersey torn.

They were whipped 30 lashes in a public square in front of a crowd of people in central Mosul, for playing a game, "which is prohibited in Islam".

The execution took place in Mosul, Iraq in front of a large gathering. This came in order to create a state of fear and panic among the people.