We saw Azrael [the Islamic Angel of Death],” Matin told Sky News. The two victims, named Hamid and Hadi, were walking along with their two friends, Rashad and Matin, when the assailant opened fire.

The militiaman - who goes by the nom de guerre of Abu Azrael (or father of the Angel of Death ... body belonged to a dead fighter sent by the Islamic State group (IS) to the city of Baiji.