New video evidence has come to light, showing the barbarity of tactics used by the Islamic State against its captured prisoners.
This new video, which is not for the faint of heart, shows a crowd of ISIS supporters kicking and stomping three Syrian soldiers to death. Following this, their bodies are dragged through the streets behind motorbikes.
The images are quite shocking:
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Image Source: Screenshot
Image Source: Screenshot
According to CBC News, these increasingly brutal actions may show the fact that ISIS is getting desperate in its military goals, as well as its ability to recruit new members:
“We’re seeing a lot of signs from them that they’re desperate,” says Scott Stewart, vice-president of tactical analysis at Stratfor, a global intelligence and advisory firm based in Austin, Tex.
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq reported last week that airstrikes undertaken by the U.S. and coalition partners had killed approximately 6,000 ISIS fighters since they began in August.
While it’s difficult to verify those numbers, “it’s clear the air war has done severe damage to their manpower,” says Wayne White, who worked for several decades as an Iraq analyst for the U.S. government.
“Not only are they suffering losses, but they’re having problems replenishing their ranks.”
In addition to American and Kurdish forces combating ISIS, several other nations have joined in the fight, including Iran, Jordan, and Egypt, which places additional pressure on the Islamic State.
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