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ISIS video appears to show children, including 1 Briton, executing Kurdish captives | ISIS video appears to show children, including 1 Briton, executing Kurdish captives |
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Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has released a propaganda video that appears to show five children, one of whom is thought to be British, shooting Kurdish prisoners in the back of the head. | Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has released a propaganda video that appears to show five children, one of whom is thought to be British, shooting Kurdish prisoners in the back of the head. |
The video released on Friday night shows five boys, all aged around 12 to 13, wearing military clothing while standing in a row behind five men who are kneeling in orange jumpsuits. | The video released on Friday night shows five boys, all aged around 12 to 13, wearing military clothing while standing in a row behind five men who are kneeling in orange jumpsuits. |
The child in the middle of the line-up first addresses the camera in Arabic and reportedly says "no one can save the Kurds" including "America, France, Britain and Germany". | |
The boys then shout Allahu Akbar (God is Great) in unison before drawing pistols and aiming them at the back of the hostages’ heads. A caption appearing under each of the boys faces appears to show their country of origin. | The boys then shout Allahu Akbar (God is Great) in unison before drawing pistols and aiming them at the back of the hostages’ heads. A caption appearing under each of the boys faces appears to show their country of origin. |
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One of the boys, pale skinned and blue eyed, is labeled as “Abu al Abdullah al Britani” (the Briton), the middle boy as “Abu al-Bara al-Tunisi” (the Tunisian), and the other boys appear to hail from Egypt, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. | |
The nine-minute clip is believed to have been filmed in the IS controlled city of Raqqa in Syria. | The nine-minute clip is believed to have been filmed in the IS controlled city of Raqqa in Syria. |
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