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| New Isis images show brutal execution of eight Iraqi policemen accused of 'informing' on group | New Isis images show brutal execution of eight Iraqi policemen accused of 'informing' on group |
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| Isis has released gruesome photos purporting to show the brutal execution of Iraqi police and men it accused of informing on the group. | Isis has released gruesome photos purporting to show the brutal execution of Iraqi police and men it accused of informing on the group. |
| A series of pictures entitled 'Day of Retribution' show eight men dressed in orange jumpsuits kneeling on the floor. Twelve balaclava-clad men dressed in black are seen holding hand guns in the air behind them. | A series of pictures entitled 'Day of Retribution' show eight men dressed in orange jumpsuits kneeling on the floor. Twelve balaclava-clad men dressed in black are seen holding hand guns in the air behind them. |
| The captives are also wearing microphones – suggesting a video could follow the photos. It is not yet known how long the men were held hostage by militants before their deaths. | The captives are also wearing microphones – suggesting a video could follow the photos. It is not yet known how long the men were held hostage by militants before their deaths. |
| The images, which were first reported by the Daily Mail, show the handcuffed hostages in both group and individual photos. | The images, which were first reported by the Daily Mail, show the handcuffed hostages in both group and individual photos. |
| The men are then blindfolded, led towards the river and executed with a single bullet to the head. | The men are then blindfolded, led towards the river and executed with a single bullet to the head. |
| One of the men can be seen with a microphone attached to his clothes Charlie Winter, a researcher at counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation, said the pictures had created “quite a buzz” among Isis supporters in the 24 hours since their release, with one page containing the images viewed over 55,000 times. | One of the men can be seen with a microphone attached to his clothes Charlie Winter, a researcher at counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation, said the pictures had created “quite a buzz” among Isis supporters in the 24 hours since their release, with one page containing the images viewed over 55,000 times. |
| Hostages are led towards the river He told The Independent some of the hostages were suspected of helping the “crusader coalition” by the group. | Hostages are led towards the river He told The Independent some of the hostages were suspected of helping the “crusader coalition” by the group. |
| According to Mr Winter, the text alongside the photos reads: “The Special Security Forces of the Islamic State, upon receiving precise intelligence, were able to infiltrate this network of apostates who were working to help the Safavid [Iraqi] government. | According to Mr Winter, the text alongside the photos reads: “The Special Security Forces of the Islamic State, upon receiving precise intelligence, were able to infiltrate this network of apostates who were working to help the Safavid [Iraqi] government. |
| He said: “Some are accused of giving information to Iraqi army, while another is accused off showing planes where to bomb.” | He said: “Some are accused of giving information to Iraqi army, while another is accused off showing planes where to bomb.” |
| Four men are named as Iraqi policemen, while one portrait image claims to show a police captain named Hissam Salah. | Four men are named as Iraqi policemen, while one portrait image claims to show a police captain named Hissam Salah. |
| “Two other men are described as informers and one more is not identified," he added. | |
| “The pictures were first shared by an Isis media account before being circulated on Twitter using just a hashtag to ensure it is seen by a bigger audience.” | “The pictures were first shared by an Isis media account before being circulated on Twitter using just a hashtag to ensure it is seen by a bigger audience.” |
| Mr Winter said the photos could be part of a forthcoming video or production by Isis. | |
| “They’ve done it in the past where they only release stills from a video. It is usually part of a bigger, longer release which will show a number of different things.” | “They’ve done it in the past where they only release stills from a video. It is usually part of a bigger, longer release which will show a number of different things.” |