Islamic State executes boys for un-Islamic practice of breeding pigeons

Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted 15 boys and executed three between the ages of 16-22 in Iraq for breeding pigeons as they deemed the practise un-Islamic.

According to the Mirror, a farmer said that his son was captured by IS militants when six gunmen broke into their house and dragged his 21-year-old son. In the eastern province of Diyala, 15 boys have been captured and three have been executed.

The militants burned down all the pigeons after they put them in a bag before taking the farmer's son away. According to an Iraqi official, IS is looking for more men to join the group to fight in Iraq and Syria.