ISIL Executes Lebanese Army SoldierTurkey's Anatolia news agency quoted ISIL leader as saying, "We executed another army soldier, Abbas Medlej, after he tried to escape."
Social media networks circulated the story, posting photos which show how ISIL terrorists are slaughtering the soldier.
It is worth noting that over 20 Lebanese soldiers and policemen were captured by ISIL and Nusra terrorists during their last month's aggression against the northeastern town of Arsal.
Source: Agencies
06-09-2014 - 19:57 Last updated 06-09-2014 - 19:57 |
ISIS allegedly beheads second Lebanese soldier
Published Saturday, September 6, 2014
The Lebanese army is investigating photographs purportedly showing a second soldier who had been beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a military source said Saturday.
An apparent ISIS supporter posted a photo on Twitter showing a masked man wearing black, holding the severed head of a bearded young man over his body.
The corpse is lying in a pool of blood and, in the background, a man is holding up the black ISIS flag.
"The army has received the images, but we cannot confirm or deny whether they are authentic," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The image emerged four days after DNA testing confirmed that the body of a man whom jihadis had said they beheaded was that of Lebanese soldier Ali al-Sayyed.
Sayyed had been captured by jihadis from the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front and ISIS, along with some 30 soldiers and police in the eastern town of Ersal last month.
They were abducted during a five day battle between the army and jihadis who had flooded in from neighboring Syria.
Earlier Saturday, the body of a Lebanese civilian kidnapped and killed by jihadis was handed over to his family in Ersal.
Kayed Ghadada was abducted last month after the battle, which killed 20 soldiers, dozens of jihadis and 16 civilians.
The fighting in Ersal was the most serious border incident since the Syrian conflict erupted in March 2011.
The militants have reportedly sought to negotiate the release of the hostages in exchange for Islamist prisoners held in Lebanese jails.
Lebanese officials have rejected holding talks on a possible prisoner swap, but have said Qatar is mediating negotiations on the issue.
(AFP, Al-Akhbar)
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