Dreaded, sadistic ISIS executioner reportedly captured in Iraq; could be executed himself

A white-bearded ISIS militant who presided over the killings of dozens of gay men and others who ran afoul of the so-called "caliphate" was captured in the Iraqi city of Mosul last week, according to reports.

Abu Omer was arrested after locals in Mosul tipped security forces off to his hideout in the city, the Iran-based AhlulBayt News Agency (ANBA) reported, citing Iraqi media outlets.

Abu Omer was a prominent presence in several sick videos of ISIS executions, in which homosexuals were thrown off buildings and others beheaded and stoned to death for minor offenses such as blasphemy.

In one video, apparently from March 2015, a man who appears to be Omer reads off a list of charges against three men before they are publicly beheaded.

Another photo appears to show Omer inspecting a pile of rocks before a public stoning. Now, this most feared ISIS executioner could be executed himself.

There is going to be a lot of this going on in Iraq, for years to come.

This seems to be a case of the Government investigating and arresting a former ISIS member, but vigilantes won’t have press conferences after they mete out their justice.

Family members of victims, their tribes, and Shi’ite/Kurdish militias will hunt and kill former ISIS members - just like former Ba’ath Party murderers were hunted after Saddam was overthrown.

In Iraq, most of the ISIS soldiers, and almost all of their leaders, were local Iraqis. Folks knew each other all their lives, before ISIS empowered some to commit horrible atrocities on their neighbors.

Now many of those who former thugs are back alone in their houses, without a brutal gang backing them up - probably afraid to step out to the store, in case someone they abused recognizes them. Meanwhile, in other houses on the block, ISIS victims and their families are staying up at night trying to figure out how to best get their revenge.

The government is now dominated by the Shi’ites, who were the main victims of ISIS, so the cops are more likely to participate in executing former ISIS members while off duty, than they are to prosecute those who do.

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