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Hussein beheaded for listening to music at dads store...

“Hussein beheaded for listening to music at dads store”
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Confidence: High Checked on July 19, 2026

Summary

Ayham Hussein, a 15‑year‑old boy, was captured by ISIS militants while listening to pop music in his father's grocery store in Mosul and was subsequently beheaded. Multiple reputable news outlets report this incident, confirming the claim.

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telegraph.co.uk
  • Teenage boy beheaded by Isil for listening to pop music

    According to IRA News, an independent news agency, the boy was arrested in central Mosul. “Ayham Hussein was captured by the jihadists while listening to Pop music at the grocery store of his father in the Nabi Younis marketplace in western Mosul.

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