"The security sources have confirmed that Daesh stopped 260 civilians in Zeibat village who were trying to run away from Kirkuk's Havice district toward Peshmerga-held regions," Capt. Khamid al-Obeidi said, adding that a separate group of 125 civilians were stopped in the village of Hamel in southern Kirkuk.
Al-Obeidi said the abductees are at risk of death because the terror group usually threatens to kill runaways.
All of the victims have been returned to Havice, according to al-Obeidi.