– Members of Islamic State have committed another act of barbarism.
– They decapitated a teenage boy after he missed Friday prayers.
– The terror group uses acts of sick barbarity to maintain its control over swathes of the Middle East.
Islamic State group militants beheaded a teenager in Syria on Saturday after accusing him of apostasy for missing Friday prayers, a Kurdish news agency has reported, citing eyewitnesses.
ARA News reported on Sunday that the 16-year-old was arrested after he missed the mandatory Friday congregational prayer.
“The teenage boy, who faced charges of apostasy, was beheaded in front of a huge crowd in central Jarabulus on Saturday,” local media activist Nasser Taljbini told ARA News, referring to a Syrian city near Aleppo.
Islamic State uses horrific acts of barbarity to maintain its control over parts of Syria and Iraq
“Before carrying out the execution, a Sharia official read a statement issued by the ISIS Sharia Court, vowing everyone who misses prayers at the mosque to face a similar punishment,” an eyewitness said, speaking anonymously.
“The youth was given a short trial that lasted only a few minutes, and was then led away to the town square where he was beheaded in front of a large audience who had gathered to watch the execution.”
The Jerusalem Post added that the teen was arrested by the Islamic State’s secret police when he was hiding at a relative’s house.
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A similar incident came to light in January when the Kurdish news outlet reported that a 14-year-old boy had been beheaded for missing Friday prayers.
In that case, eyewitnesses said that his parents were forced to watch the execution.
Jarabulus is used by pro-Islamic State group clerics to promote the jihadist organization’s efforts at establishing an Islamic caliphate.
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