Men in IS-held Mosul ordered to grow beards

Every time he looks in a mirror, Laith Ahmed is worried. As of Monday, the young Iraqi's hopelessly hairless chin could land him in an Islamic State group jail.

The jihadist group handed out leaflets in their stronghold of Mosul in recent weeks announcing that full beards would be compulsory on June 1 and explaining why shaving is punishable.

"My facial hair is just slow to come out for my age," said the 18-year-old, who like others in this report did not give his real name for fear of retribution.