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| Isis militants push man from a three-storey building 'for being gay' | |
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| A gang of Isis militants have killed a man by throwing him from the roof of a building, after a make-shift court who believed he was homosexual ruled that he be punished. | A gang of Isis militants have killed a man by throwing him from the roof of a building, after a make-shift court who believed he was homosexual ruled that he be punished. |
| The extremist group released the images on Wednesday, amid reports from Buzzfeed that Isis is attempting to sell the body of James Foley for $1million, in a grim attempt to secure funds. The US journalist’s death in August was the first in a series of high-profile executions of Western hostages, which include Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Alan Henning, and Peter Kassig. | The extremist group released the images on Wednesday, amid reports from Buzzfeed that Isis is attempting to sell the body of James Foley for $1million, in a grim attempt to secure funds. The US journalist’s death in August was the first in a series of high-profile executions of Western hostages, which include Steven Sotloff, David Haines, Alan Henning, and Peter Kassig. |
| A court ruling to punish the man for “practicing sodomy” preceded the incident, according to a statement by the group which has captured land from Aleppo in Syria to the outskirts of Baghdad over the past year. | A court ruling to punish the man for “practicing sodomy” preceded the incident, according to a statement by the group which has captured land from Aleppo in Syria to the outskirts of Baghdad over the past year. |
| Moments before the man died, masked Isis fighters read out his charges, The Times reported, citing activists in the Syrian city of Raqqa. | Moments before the man died, masked Isis fighters read out his charges, The Times reported, citing activists in the Syrian city of Raqqa. |
| The images appear to show at least nine people standing by, as the man is pushed to his death from a three-storey building in an Isis-held area of Iraq's Anbar province. | The images appear to show at least nine people standing by, as the man is pushed to his death from a three-storey building in an Isis-held area of Iraq's Anbar province. |
| While further images show large rocks scattered around the man’s body on the ground, it is unclear whether he died instantly, or if he was later stoned to death. | While further images show large rocks scattered around the man’s body on the ground, it is unclear whether he died instantly, or if he was later stoned to death. |
| Brutal executions are not uncommon in Isis-controlled areas, with Human Rights Watch reporting in June that as many as 160 people in the northern city of Tikrirt were massacred. | Brutal executions are not uncommon in Isis-controlled areas, with Human Rights Watch reporting in June that as many as 160 people in the northern city of Tikrirt were massacred. |
| The rise of Isis, which calls itself the Islamic State, has prompted US-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which have slowed its advance by targeting oil refineries and training camps in more than 1,000 airstrikes. | The rise of Isis, which calls itself the Islamic State, has prompted US-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which have slowed its advance by targeting oil refineries and training camps in more than 1,000 airstrikes. |