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Islamic State kills 33 men in Syria: Activists

AP, Beirut | ByAP
Apr 06, 2017 05:29 PM IST

The throats of those men were slit by IS members but activists are not clear who the men were and whether they were Syrian troops or rebels.

Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has killed 33 young men in eastern Syria, close to the border with Iraq.

In a file photo, an image grab allegedly shows Syrian government soldiers kneeling in front of, what appears to be children or teenagers wearing desert camouflage, in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra, ahead of being executed.(AFP Photo)
In a file photo, an image grab allegedly shows Syrian government soldiers kneeling in front of, what appears to be children or teenagers wearing desert camouflage, in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra, ahead of being executed.(AFP Photo)

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says IS members slit the throats of the men, aged between 18 and 25, near the town of Mayadeen in Deir el-Zour province on Wednesday.

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The group says it’s not clear who the men were and whether they were Syrian troops or rebels.

Syrian Opposition activist Omar Abu Laila, who is from Deir el-Zour but currently lives in Europe, also reported the killing.

IS has carried out similar killings in Syria this year. When it controlled the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, IS carried out public beheadings, including of the antiquities chief whose body was hung from a pole in a main square.

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