Today, for their first time, they have documented the killing via decapitation of a Lebanese soldier. This presumably happened near Qalamoon, where a few weeks ago fighters from both IS and Nusra entered Arsal, Lebanon.
#ISIS beheaded the first Lebanese soldier taken hostage earlier pic.twitter.com/vWhqjleEnx
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) August 28, 2014
They have also released a new propaganda video in which they document the beheading of a Kurdish Peshmerga soldier. The Peshmerga are fighting IS in Iraq and are overtly recieving US aid, weapons, and are being assisted by the US via air support. The IS states that more beheadings will happen unless the Peshmerga stop working with the United States. Interestingly enough, they dress the poor captive similar to how they did James Foley.
IS has released a new video feat. the beheading of a Peshmerga soldier, titled “Warning to the American-Kurd Alliance pic.twitter.com/VTkCCp3Rnj
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 28, 2014
Activists are also reporting that the IS has detained, tortured, and then crucified a Nusra fighter in Dayr az-Zour province in eastern Syria. This is just another report of the IS crucifying people in the areas they control in both Syria and Iraq.
Activists: Abu Ja'far al-Iraqi (leader in #Nusra Front), crucified and killed by #IS in #DeirEzzor province. #Syria pic.twitter.com/oDNxVo1WdG
— archicivilians (@archicivilians) August 27, 2014
Lastly, a new video has emerged which claims to show IS executing 200 Assad regime soldiers in their recent capturing of Tabqa airbase in Syria. According to some claims, most of these soldiers were conscripts, who were subsequently forced to fight for Assad (this claim is not verified and according to my knowledge the video is not 100% verified either). The video does not show the actual executions, but one can see that there is a ton of bodies laid out before the viewer. Video may not be suitable for everyone.
The IS and their crimes must be stopped.
-- Caleb