Thursday, December 19, 2013

Amnesty International: Al Qaeda In Syria Uses Secret Prisons In A 'Campaign Of Terror'



Al Qaeda Establishing Islamic Law Amidst The Fighting In Syria, With Children Whipped In Secret Prisons And Adults Executed On The Order Of 'Sharia Court' Judges -- Daily Mail

* Islamist organisations have established sharia law in north Syria
* In control is the armed group Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
* ISIS detain children as young as eight and torture young teenagers
* Adults are executed in public places in al-Raqqa and Aleppo

An armed Islamist organisation fighting on the rebel side has established sharia law in northern Syria, which has seen children whipped and adults executed in public, Amnesty International reports today.

The Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) control a large part of northern Syria, including the country's biggest city, Aleppo.

ISIS are in charge of at least seven 'detention centres' in the area where children as young as eight have been detained, young teens have been flogged, and adults executed after 'trials' lasting just minutes.

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More News On Amnesty International's Report That Al Qaeda In Syria Is Using Secret Prisons In A 'Campaign Of Terror'

Bomb-Belted Islamist Judge Runs Syria Jail, Amnesty Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Abuse 'rife in secret al-Qaeda jails in Syria' -- BBC
Syria Islamists perpetrate 'shocking abuses:' Amnesty -- Reuters
Syria 'abducting civilians to spread terror', UN says -- BBC
Amnesty accuses al-Qaida-linked group in Syria of running secret prisons, torturing prisoners -- FOX News/AP
Amnesty charges Islamist group torturing children as young as 8 -- UPI
Islamist Rebels Follow Assad Example Kidnapping Syrian Civilians -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Torture, Killings In Al-Qaeda-linked Group's Secret Detention Centers In Syria -- RTT
Syria militants go after opposition activists -- Washington Post/AP

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