ISIL Executes Dozens of Rival Terrorists

The so-called “Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant” has killed dozens of rival extremist militants in Syria over the last couple of days as the al-Qaeda-linked group regained most of the territory it lost in the northeastern Raqqa province.

Up to 100 fighters from al-Nusra Front, another al-Qaeda-linked group, and Ahrar al-Sham brigade were executed after being captured by the ISIL in the town of Tel Abiad, on the border with Turkey, Reuters reported.

“About 70 bodies, most shot in the head, were collected and sent to the Raqqa National hospital,” an unnamed activist said. “Many of those executed had been wounded in the fighting. The fact that Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham are ideologically similar to the ISIL did not matter.”

The in-fighting between the groups and ISIL intensified over the past week. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated on Saturday that at least 482 people were killed since the fighting between opposition groups emerged.

According to opposition sources, al-Nusra Front’s commander for Raqqa province Abu Saad al-Hadram was among the militants killed over the weekend.
Activists said that the ISIL was able to recapture much of its stronghold in Raqqa with its offensive. Also, they gained back control over Tel Abyad, a town on the border with Turkey, over the weekend.

On top of that, groups like Ahrar al-Sham are choosing not to fight ISIL, as they have relatives inside the militant group.

“Many did not see a point in fighting their own relatives. ISIL is now in control of 95 percent of Raqqa and its rural environs. Tel Abyad is also back with it,” he said.
In the meantime, 29 terrorists have been killed by the government forces in the Damascus countryside, SANA reported Sunday. Also, the army carried out other offensives in Madaya, Yabroud, Adra al-Balad, and Joubar.

Source: Alahednews