A terror group battling ISIS in Syria has turned the tables on its enemies by capturing and slaughtering dozens of Islamic soldiers on camera. Dressed
in orange jumpsuits - attire usually worn by ISIS's victims - the Jaysh
Al-Islam soldiers lead 13 shackled jihadis to their deaths.
Jaysh
Al-Islam calls itself the 'Army of Islam' and reportedly commands as
many as 25,000 loyal fighters following the merger of around 60 rebel
factions inside Syria. Islamic
State's captured soldiers are forced to kneel as a commander
announces: 'Allah did not make a disease without appointing a remedy to
it.' More photos after the cut..
The jihadis
- dressed entirely in black - are then given something to drink before
each of their faces are clearly shown in the 19 minute-long propaganda
video. They are then shot in the back of the head at point blank range
with shotguns.
Before
they are killed, a Jaysh Al-Islam says: 'The most serious calamity for
our jihad today is a group of people who grow at a time of division
among Muslims.
'This
group claimed to be the mother state and made Takfir [accused of
apostasy] on other Muslims, shed their blood and looted their properties
and dignities. 'They
worsened... the ordeal of Muslims by corrupting their religion and
livelihood and killing the jihadi leaders who did their best to help our
stricken nation.
'They
wreaked havoc on our people in liberated areas and cut the supply route
of jihadis. They left... Tehran intact and instead they attacked our
mosques. 'This is the penalty for what they have committed. We also call on their fellows to repent.'
In
April this year, Jaysh Al-Islam released a striking video showing off
1,700 troops, a fleet of armoured tanks and special forces soldiers in
an impressive military parade.
It operates
in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Damascus and their ongoing battle
against President Bashar Al-Assad is reportedly funded by the wealthy
nation of Saudi Arabia.
The
Arab kingdom has sent millions of dollars to arm and train their
fighters so they can defeat the Syrian regime and 'increasingly powerful
Jihadi organisations', according to the Guardian.
Known
as the Army of Islam, the insurgent group was created in 2011 when
Saudi Arabia allegedly engineered the merger of over 50 rebel factions
after growing alarmed at the rise of Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria.
It
is a fierce enemy of both those Islamist groups as well as Jabhat
Al-Nusra, but embraces independent rebel forces and 'non-Jihadi' units.
Their
graduation ceremony for trainee soldiers in the Ghouta suburb of
Damascus was attended by the militants' leadership who watch proudly as
their troops march in perfect unison across the expanse.
Jaysh
Al-Islam is led by Sheikh Zahran Aloush who addresses the thousands of
armed soldiers and tanks once they have assembled on the vast concrete
ground below.
