Beirut: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday posted a video claiming responsibility for the brutal murders of a Syrian anti-IS activist and his friend in southern Turkey last week.
The video posted online said IS "slaughtered" Ibrahim Abdul Qader, 20, and fellow media activist Fares Hamadi in Sanliurfa on Friday "after they conspired with the Crusaders against the Islamic State".
Abdul Qader had been working with the Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) activist group, which sheds light on IS atrocities in areas under jihadist control in Syria.
The video then displayed a series of news reports about the RBSS group and its anti-IS activities.
Abdul Qader's body was not shown.
The group's activists have been killed by IS inside Syria in the past, but this is the first time a member had been murdered outside the war-torn country, Abu Mohammad said.
Bloody bomb attacks in southern Turkey, including one in July that claimed 32 lives in Suruc, have been blamed on IS. The group has never claimed responsibility for the blasts.
The video posted online said IS "slaughtered" Ibrahim Abdul Qader, 20, and fellow media activist Fares Hamadi in Sanliurfa on Friday "after they conspired with the Crusaders against the Islamic State".
Abdul Qader had been working with the Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) activist group, which sheds light on IS atrocities in areas under jihadist control in Syria.
The video then displayed a series of news reports about the RBSS group and its anti-IS activities.
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Abdul Qader's body was not shown.
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The group's activists have been killed by IS inside Syria in the past, but this is the first time a member had been murdered outside the war-torn country, Abu Mohammad said.
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Bloody bomb attacks in southern Turkey, including one in July that claimed 32 lives in Suruc, have been blamed on IS. The group has never claimed responsibility for the blasts.
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