Isis faces local uprising in eastern Syria after slaughtering 20
prisoners ‘like sheep’
Horrific slaughterhouse execution video reportedly sparked a violent
backlash against the terror group in Deir-ez-Zour governorate
There has been a small uprising against the rule of Isis in the
village of al-Tabani in response to an extreme act of cruelty in which
approximately 20 people were executed, sources and activists have told
The Independent.
The horrific footage shows men in orange suits tied up and hanging
upside down from the meathooks of a slaughterhouse. They are accused of
spying for the international community, and their throats are slit.
The propaganda caused shock in the Muslim world when it was released
to coincide with the holy festival of Eid-al-Adha, which began on
Monday.
Those killed were all from al-Talbani, a small village near the Isis
stronghold of Deir ez Zour.
Reports on social media said that the families were not permitted to
organise funerals or mourn the dead, which angered locals into action.
Several of the men executed in the video were reportedly ex-members
of Ahrar al-Sham, one of the largest Islamist rebel groups, which is
allied to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, the Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate.
One source said that family members, also involved with Ahrar al-Sham
at one point during the complicated civil war, had the ability to make
suicide vests. Two relatives volunteered to use them in attacks on two
separate Isis checkpoints. Others in the village began a violent attack
on the militants, another source said.
Syrian state media said that 17 Isis militants were killed. Local
media activists estimated at least 10 died.
Al-Tabani is now reportedly under siege by Isis, who feared
reinforcements from other local clan members. It is not clear whether
there will be repercussions for those still in the town. Sana, the
Syrian news agency, said that Isis kidnapped three families as
retaliation, but the report has not been colloborated.
Isis have held large parts of Deir ez Zour city and the surrounding
area since 2014.
- The Independent
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