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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 is feared to have massacred 175 civilians captured at a cement factory. | |
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. | |
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.” |
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. |