For the first time in perhaps a thousand years, there was a mass execution by burning, carried out by Islamic State in Anbar Province, Iraq. The town of al-Baghdadi, recently captured by the terrorists was the scene if thus horrific massacre and it appears most of the victims were members of the security forces. Islamic State militants reportedly have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi on Tuesday, just five miles away from an air base staffed by hundreds of U.S. Marines. The identities of the victims are not clear, the local police chief told the BBC, but some are believed to be among the security forces that have been clashing with ISIS for control of the town. ISIS fighters reportedly captured most of the town last week. Col. Qasim Obeidi, pleading for help from the Iraqi government and international community, said a compound that houses families of security personnel and officials is now under siege. The reports come days after ISIS...(Read Full Post)