It is shock and apprehension in Syria as four popular footballers were beheaded by deadly terrorist group, ISIS.
ISIS militants have executed four footballers in Syria after its religious leaders said supporting football was anti-Islamic.
The four victims played for the Al-Shabab in Syria and were beheaded in front of a crowd of children in Raqqa after they were accused of spying for the Kurdish YPG.
The victims as Osama Abu Kuwait, Ihsan Al Shuwaikh (right), Nehad Al Hussen (left) and Ahmed Ahawakh
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The bodies of the executed popular footballers |
Gruesome pictures of the execution – which shows children inspecting the bodies of the victims – were posted on a dissedent group’s Twitter feed. In a series of tweets, ‘Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently’ named the victims as Osama Abu Kuwait, Ihsan Al Shuwaikh, Nehad Al Hussen and Ahmed Ahawakh.