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Isis 'kills 175 civilians' in massacre after capturing 300 people at cement factory in Syria Isis 'kills 175 civilians' in massacre after capturing 300 people at cement factory in Syria
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Isis has reportedly massacred 175 civilians captured at a cement factory. Isis is feared to have massacred 175 civilians captured at a cement factory.
Syrian military sources told Reuters of the killings on Friday, days after officials reported more than 300 workers missing from the al-Badia Cement Company. The Reuters news agency quoted Syrian military sources reporting the killings on Friday, days after officials reported more than 300 workers missing from the Al Badia Cement Company.
It lies north-east of Damascus in an area of countryside targeted by an Isis advance in recent days. But the agency later said the source had been "misattributed" and warned that the report was unconfirmed.
The factory lies north-east of Damascus in an area of countryside targeted by an Isis advance in recent days.
“We haven’t been able to reach our family members since noon on Monday after an attack by Daesh [Isis] on the factory,” one resident of the town told the AFP news agency. “We have no information about where they are.”“We haven’t been able to reach our family members since noon on Monday after an attack by Daesh [Isis] on the factory,” one resident of the town told the AFP news agency. “We have no information about where they are.”
Fierce clashes erupted in the area in recent days between Isis and government forces. The jihadists reportedly sought to seize control of the nearby Dumeir air base and a power plant but were pushed back Syrian state media reported that officials in the nearby town of Jeiroud saw around 125 of the abducted workers being transported in Isis vehicles, heading towards Tal Dakweh.
The Syrian Arab News Agency said a “reconciliation committee” had been handed 106 employees on Wednesday.
Amaq Agency, which publishes Isis propaganda, posted footage claiming to be from inside the cement factory.
It showed diggers and lorries parked in a deserted depot, with Isis fighters milling around office buildings and the group's black flag fluttering at the entrance.
The body of a man dressed in military fatigues was shown lying on the ground.
Fierce clashes have erupted in the area in recent days between Isis, government forces and Syrian rebels.
The jihadists reportedly sought to seize control of the nearby Dumeir air base and a power plant but were pushed back.