Islamic State executes 250 Syrian soldiers
- 10 years ago
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These men are reportedly Syrian army soldiers taken prisoner by Islamic State fighters after the rebel group stormed their base in the northeastern part of the country.
In this latest video, first posted to a social website, fighters can be heard jeering at their hostages, refering to them as sheep and ordering them to keep moving.
IS fighters seized the Tabqa air base on Wednesday, posing on top of aircraft , brandishing weapons....and taking prisoners.
Later, they are heard interrogating one of their captives..
(natsot)
The exchange ends with the fighters saying --- We will return you to Hell, God willing. We will cut your throat."
..and then, apparently, the killing began.
The final video shows lines of dead bodies, at least 135 of them. The group claims they killed a total of 250 soldiers after capturing the base which was the g
These men are reportedly Syrian army soldiers taken prisoner by Islamic State fighters after the rebel group stormed their base in the northeastern part of the country.
In this latest video, first posted to a social website, fighters can be heard jeering at their hostages, refering to them as sheep and ordering them to keep moving.
IS fighters seized the Tabqa air base on Wednesday, posing on top of aircraft , brandishing weapons....and taking prisoners.
Later, they are heard interrogating one of their captives..
(natsot)
The exchange ends with the fighters saying --- We will return you to Hell, God willing. We will cut your throat."
..and then, apparently, the killing began.
The final video shows lines of dead bodies, at least 135 of them. The group claims they killed a total of 250 soldiers after capturing the base which was the g