Islamic State Executions
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5 Dead in Libyan Shelling as Islamic State Claims Two Executions
Five people were killed by shelling in the Libyan city of Benghazi late Monday, a local hospital reported, as the Islamic State group claimed it had executed two men in the east of the war-torn country.
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Islamic State Executes 8 Men Accused of Being Gay in Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group executed eight men accused of being gay in central Syria on Monday, a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Says It Executed Tunisian in Libya for Spying
The Libyan branch of the Islamic State group has released a video purportedly showing the execution of a Tunisian for spying on behalf of Libya's internationally recognised government.
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Islamic State Executes 4 People in Central Libyan City: Residents
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday.
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Afghan Taliban Denounce 'Brutal' Islamic State Execution Video
The Taliban have condemned a "horrific" video that appears to show fighters from the Islamic State group blowing up bound and blindfolded Afghan prisoners with explosives, spotlighting the growing rivalry between the militant networks.
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Islamic State Executes Journalist in Iraq's Mosul
The Islamic State group has executed an Iraqi journalist in the northern city of Mosul on charges of spying, local officials and colleagues said Saturday.
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Islamic State Executes Over 3,000 in Syria in Year-Long 'Caliphate': Monitor
The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds of civilians, in the year since it declared its self-described "caliphate," a monitor said today.
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Islamic State Executes At Least 37 Civilians in Central Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group today executed at least 37 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Hama province of central Syria, a monitor said.
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Japanese Hostage's Wife Follows Islamic State, Shares Audio Message
The wife of Kenji Goto, the Japanese journalist being held hostage by the Islamic State terrorist group, has issued an audio statement pleading for his life. Her audio statement resembled the format in which the militant organization had released a message from Mr Goto just days earlier, setting a sunset deadline on Thursday for the life of captur...
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two More Hostages
The Islamic State militant group has issued an audio message threatening to kill the second Japanese hostage they hold, as well as a Jordanian F-16 pilot captured in December. The release follows the same pattern as the first threat, after which another Japanese national was executed.
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Islamic State Jihadists Execute 46 Tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq's Anbar province, sources said.
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Libya Football Stadium Hosts Videotaped Execution
An Islamist armed group carried out a videotaped execution of an Egyptian man in a football stadium in Libya, in what Amnesty today said it highlighted the country's descent into lawlessness.
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5 Dead in Libyan Shelling as Islamic State Claims Two Executions
Five people were killed by shelling in the Libyan city of Benghazi late Monday, a local hospital reported, as the Islamic State group claimed it had executed two men in the east of the war-torn country.
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Islamic State Executes 8 Men Accused of Being Gay in Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group executed eight men accused of being gay in central Syria on Monday, a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Says It Executed Tunisian in Libya for Spying
The Libyan branch of the Islamic State group has released a video purportedly showing the execution of a Tunisian for spying on behalf of Libya's internationally recognised government.
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Islamic State Executes 4 People in Central Libyan City: Residents
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday.
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Afghan Taliban Denounce 'Brutal' Islamic State Execution Video
The Taliban have condemned a "horrific" video that appears to show fighters from the Islamic State group blowing up bound and blindfolded Afghan prisoners with explosives, spotlighting the growing rivalry between the militant networks.
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Islamic State Executes Journalist in Iraq's Mosul
The Islamic State group has executed an Iraqi journalist in the northern city of Mosul on charges of spying, local officials and colleagues said Saturday.
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Islamic State Executes Over 3,000 in Syria in Year-Long 'Caliphate': Monitor
The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds of civilians, in the year since it declared its self-described "caliphate," a monitor said today.
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Islamic State Executes At Least 37 Civilians in Central Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group today executed at least 37 civilians, including two children, in a raid on a regime-held village in Hama province of central Syria, a monitor said.
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Japanese Hostage's Wife Follows Islamic State, Shares Audio Message
The wife of Kenji Goto, the Japanese journalist being held hostage by the Islamic State terrorist group, has issued an audio statement pleading for his life. Her audio statement resembled the format in which the militant organization had released a message from Mr Goto just days earlier, setting a sunset deadline on Thursday for the life of captur...
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two More Hostages
The Islamic State militant group has issued an audio message threatening to kill the second Japanese hostage they hold, as well as a Jordanian F-16 pilot captured in December. The release follows the same pattern as the first threat, after which another Japanese national was executed.
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Islamic State Jihadists Execute 46 Tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq's Anbar province, sources said.
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Libya Football Stadium Hosts Videotaped Execution
An Islamist armed group carried out a videotaped execution of an Egyptian man in a football stadium in Libya, in what Amnesty today said it highlighted the country's descent into lawlessness.
