45 ISIS fighters killed by poisoned Ramadan meal

As of this writing, it is not known whether the cause of death was sabotage by ISIS’ rivals, or abysmally poor sanitation and/or food handling practices on the part of the ISIS fighters themselves.

Barfblog has the story:

Reports surfaced from Iraqi media last week that 45 Islamic State (ISIS/IS/ISIL) jihadis were killed after ingesting an iftar meal commemorating the conclusion of Ramadan. It remains unclear whether the jihadis, who were breaking their Ramadan fast in Mosul, Iraq, died of food poisoning or intentional poisoning, Haaretz reports.

A Kurdish Democratic Party spokesman said that 145 ISIS militants took part in the iftar meal and that 45 died shortly thereafter.

ISIS fighters have fallen under a similar trap before, according to reports from other Middle East outlets.

In November, Free Syrian Army men who posed as cooks reportedly poisoned ISIS fighters’ meals, killing a dozen, the UK’sMirror reported, citing the Times of Iraq.

In point of fact, an iftar meal does not mark the conclusion of Ramadan as a whole, but rather, it marks the conclusion of fasting at sundown for that particular day.