Video Shows Islamic State Allegedly Executing Scores of Syrian Soldiers

Islamic State fighters executed scores of Syrian soldiers captured when the militants seized an airbase in the province of Raqqa at the weekend, according to a video posted on YouTube on Thursday. The video, confirmed as genuine by an Islamic State fighter, showed the bodies of dozens of men lying face down wearing nothing but their underwear. They were stretched out in a line that appeared to be dozens of meters long. A separate pile of bodies was shown nearby. Reuters could not...

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