Islamic State jihadists kidnapped Thursday 20 people in a **rthern Iraqi village suspected of forming a local group to fight them, a security official and witnesses said. The kidnappings were carried out in Kirkuk province by dozens of fighters from IS, which led a major offensive that overran large areas of Iraq in June. According to rights group Amnesty International, IS kidnapped thousands of civilians as it overran mi**rity-populated **rthern villages last month.