Al Qaeda Is Now Executing Syrian Rebels (Graphic Video)

Al Qaeda Militants Filmed Executing Rival Syrian Rebel Faction As The Islamists Seeks To Marginalize Other Groups -- Daily Mail

* WARNING: Graphic content
* Seven men filmed kneeling on the ground before being shot in the head
* Executions carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
* Group targeting more moderate rebel groups in civil war with Assad forces

Al Qaeda militants have been filmed executing seven men from a rival rebel Syrian faction as part of a campaign to marginalise other moderate groups in the civil war.

The amateur video, apparently taken on a mobile phone, shows the men kneeling on the ground before each one is shot in the head and slumps forward onto the ground.

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, have taken advantage of a power vacuum in rebel-held areas to assert its authority over more moderate elements of the armed opposition.

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Update #1: Video shows execution of Syrian rebels by Al Qaeda-linked group -- Reuters
Update #2: Fear of Assad turns to fear of Al Qaeda as Islamists not secret police come calling -- The National

My Comment: As the civil war continues in Syria it appears that many Syrians are now faced with a choice .... stay with the Devil you know (the Assad regime) than the Devil that you do not (Al Qaeda).