Killing of Steven Sotloff is ‘tip of the iceberg’ of IS war crimes in Syria and Iraq

Headline Title: Killing of Steven Sotloff is ‘tip of the iceberg’ of IS war crimes in Syria and Iraq 03 September 2014 The beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamic State militants is the latest in a series of war crimes being committed by the armed group across Syria and Iraq, Amnesty International said today.A video published online yesterday by the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) showed Steven Sotloff, who was abducted in northern Syria in August 2013, being killed in the same manner as fellow US freelance reporter James Foley last month.“The execution…

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