ISIS releases video of 21 Christians being beheaded — in Libya

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Ed Morrissey

February 15, 2015

 

The horror show into which the Middle East has transformed over the last four years continues — and expands. ISIS released a videotape today showing not one beheading of a hostage, but the simultaneous beheadings of 21 Christian hostages. The beheadings took place not in Syria or Iraq, but in Libya:

 

The terrorists known as ISIS released a video on Sunday that seems to show the militant group beheading 21 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya.

 

The Egyptians, dressed in orange jump suits, were beheaded after being forced down on the ground on a beach. An early caption in the video says the location is “Wilayat Tarabulus by the Mediterranean Sea,” which suggests that it was filmed near Tripoli.

 

Each of the victims, who are all male, is paired with a masked, knife-wielding terrorist and, after a brief statement by the ISIS leader, they are all beheaded.

 

Don’t expect to the see the video here, which was titled in part “A Message Signed in Blood.” The AP describes it so that the rest of us can pass on watching ISIS propaganda:

 

 

The video, released late Sunday night, shows several men in orange jumpsuits being led along a beach, each accompanied by a masked militant. The men are made to kneel and one militant addresses the camera in English before the men are simultaneously beheaded.

 

 

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Egypt, Libya jointly retaliate against ‘Islamic State’ targets

Air strikes implemented in coordination with Libyan Air Force in response to killing of 21 Copts in Libya

Menna Zaki

February 16, 2015

 

The Egyptian Armed Forces General Command announced Monday morning the launch of the first airstrike against “Islamic State” (IS) in Libya in response to the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic fishermen.cLibyan air force commander Saqr Jeroushi said during a television interview on Sada El-Balad satellite channel that the airstrikes were launched in coordination with the Libyan Air Force. He also demanded that counter-terrorism operations continue, as Libya and Egypt “have the same enemy”.

 

State run newspaper Al-Ahram quoted the spokesperson of the Libyan military as saying that the joint airstrikes left 64 “Islamic State” militants killed, and dozens wounded. The Egyptian General Command noted that airstrikes targeted training camps, weapons and ammunition stores belonging to the group on the Libyan territories. The statement read that the airstrikes achieved their objectives.

 

The airstrikes came hours following President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s speech on national television addressing the nation, stating that Egypt “reserves the right to retaliate at the appropriate time”. Al-Sisi said that the National Defence Council convened to follow up on the situation’s developments, and to discuss the decisions and procedures to be taken. He added that the government will continue “the strict implementation” of banning Egyptians from travelling to Libya, and the return of Egyptians living in Libya will be facilitated and secured.

 

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Egypt, Libya jointly retaliate against ‘Islamic State’ targets

Air strikes implemented in coordination with Libyan Air Force in response to killing of 21 Copts in Libya

Menna Zaki

February 16, 2015

 

 

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Barry Is Busy

 

 

I would like to say I am sorry when I implied Fearless Leader was working on his NCAA brackets. Oh No he spent a golfing weekend in the Palm Springs area

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There better not be anybody getting on a high horse.

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So now Egypt is involved with bombing. I assume ISIS wants this.

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So now Egypt is involved with bombing. I assume ISIS wants this.

 

Actually I believe they do. They're already in The Sinai.

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ISIS burned 45 people to death in seized Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, police chief says

ISIS seized al-Baghdadi, a town in westen Iraq, last week. The report of a mass execution by way of fire comes several weeks after ISIS released a video of a Jordanian fighter pilot being burned to death.[/url]
Jason Silverstein
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

 

Islamic State militants burned 45 people to death in the Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, a local police chief said.

 

ISIS fighters attacked the western Iraqi town for several months before seizing most of it last week. They are now reportedly attacking a compound housing families of security forces and local government officials.

 

Some of the burned victims were believed to have been members of the security forces, but the identities of the victims were still unclear, police chief Col Qasim al-Obeidi told the BBC.

 

The reports have yet to be confirmed by Iraqi officials.

 

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