Video showing militants shooting 20 soldiers released by IS

A new video showing militants shooting dead 25 soldiers in an amphitheatre in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

A new video showing militants shooting dead 25 soldiers in an amphitheatre in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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According to The Guardian, the soldiers shown in the video were fighting for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The video, showing young killers, was distributed via accounts linked to ISIS militants.

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The executions in the Palmyra amphitheatre were first reported on May 27 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, less than a week after IS captured the city. (AFP Photo)

The killers are also shown holding guns and dressed in desert camouflage and brown bandanas.