45 ISIS fighters in Iraq 'die after eating poisoned iftar meal'

Mosul

At least 45 ISIS militants have reportedly been killed after breaking their Ramadan fast with a poisoned meal in Mosul.

It is unclear whether they were deliberately poisoned or whether they suffered from food poisoning, a Kurdish Democratic Party official said.

A total of 145 people are thought to have sat down for the 'iftar' meal,  but only 100 walked away alive, according to reports out of the embattled city.

These reports from Iraqi media, which were seen by the Haaretz website, are not the first time ISIS militants have been known to be targeted by poisoned food.

 Dozens of Islamic State soldiers allegedly died in similar circumstances in November when the Free Syrian Army rebel group sneaked into their camp - where 1,200 were supposedly stationed - posing as chefs and poisoned their lunches.

 Images emerged throughout Ramadan showing ISIS extremists sitting down to have lavish meals while those living under its brutal regime starved.

 Undercover footage from the terror group's adopted capital of Raqqa in Syria showed hundreds of young boys and burqa-clad women queuing for food and water in the scorching heat.

 It was shared by anti-ISIS activists ‘Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently’ with the caption, 'the second day of Ramadan' - the holy month when Muslims do not eat or drink from dawn until the sun has set.

 While they starve, the IS soldiers share pictures of themselves sitting down to a hearty meal of fried fish, pickles, green salad and white rice.

 Other bizarre images show the fighters' automatic rifles resting on the carpet beside silver platters full of fresh fruit and shining cutlery wrapped in napkins.

 With the images of barbarity and beheadings, Islamic State often boasts on social media about how the eight million people living under its reign in the Middle East and north Africa are well provided for.

 Now in heartbreaking images the Islamic State PR machine would rather not be seen, the shockingly young children queuing up with empty buckets - waiting for food and water.