In a new video titled “The Bringers of Doom” purportedly released by the Islamic State from “Wilayat Dimashq,” or “State of Damascus,” Syria, ISIS militants behead 5 “spies,” allegedly with Ahrar al-Sham, held in gunnysacks. The video was released on ISIS terrorist channels on December 9 attached to the hashtag “Ahrar al-Sham.”
Ahrar al-Sham is short for Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya and means “Islamic Movement of the Free People of the Levant” in Arabic. Ahrar al-Sham is a competing Sunni Islamist and Salafist group that is not only fighting against the Syrian regime, headed by Bashar al-Assad and supported by Russia, but also ISIS.
According to ForeignPolicy.com, Ahrar al-Sham is backed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and is affiliated with the once al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front.
Both ISIS and Ahrar al-Sham seek to create an Islamic state under sharia law.
This is a developing story. Check back later for a full analysis of the video.
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S.J. Prince lives in New York City and is a senior contributor to Heavy. In his free time he enjoys travel and yoga.December 9, 2016 1:19 pm
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