Lisa Daftari
Fox News
April 30, 2014
Al Qaeda-backed jihadists are hanging the bodies of executed enemies
on crosses crucifixion-style in a town in Northern Syria, according to a
Syrian opposition group.
The executions reportedly took place Tuesday in Raqqa, where the
extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, an Al
Qaeda-linked network, has taken over the city, according to Abu Ibrahim
Alrquaoui, who identifies himself as a founder of a group called Raqqa
is Being Slaughtered Silently.
Alrquaoui said those killed were rebels that had previously fought
against the Syrian government of Bashir al-Assad. “It’s very dangerous,”
Alrquaoui, told FoxNews.com in an interview. “They threaten us directly
and want to kill us.”
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