Isis kills hundreds of Iraqi Sunnis from Albu Nimr tribe in Anbar province
Iraqi security forces guard a checkpoint in Ramadi, Anbar province. Photograph: Reuters Isis kills hundreds of Iraqi Sunnis from Albu Nimr tribe in Anbar province Tribal militia had played prominent role in fighting al-Qaida and offshoots since 2007 · Martin Chulov in Baghdad · · The Guardian , Thursday 30 October 2014 20.46 GMT · Jump to comments (306) The bodies of more than 150 men killed by Islamic state (Isis) militants were recovered from a ditch in the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on Thursday in the latest of a series of mass executions of tribal figures who oppose the group. Iraqi officials said the men had been captured in the town of Heet, west of Ramadi, over the last week. All were members of the Sunni Albu Nimr tribe, which had faced off against Isis and had played a prominent role in fighting al-Qaida and its offshoots in Anbar province since 2007. At least 60 more tribal members were ki