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| Iraq |
| IS executes four Iraqis from Tikrit: Video |
| 2015-03-03 |
| [Al Ahram] The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... krazed killer group released a video on Monday in which four Sunni rustics from the Tikrit region are executed for allegedly collaborating with the government. The video was released on the day some 30,000 government forces launched a huge operation to retake Tikrit, which the holy warriors have controlled for almost nine months. The video describes them as belonging to a tribal group named after a town just north of Tikrit. "Elimination of a Sahwat al-Alam cell," reads a banner just before masked gunnies are seen shooting a bullet into the back of each victim's head. IS released pictures of the execution of 13 alleged members of the group in December. According to military sources, several units of Sunni tribal fighters were involved in the offensive launched on Monday, alongside the army, police, Shia volunteers and militias. Announcing the operation on Sunday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged all Tikrit resident to lay down their arms and turn against IS. |
| Posted by:Fred |