May 24, 2015 Meet the Middle East

IS executes 217 in, near Syria's Palmyra in 9 days: monitor

The Islamic State group has executed at least 217 people, including civilians, in and around the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra in the last nine days, a monitor said Sunday.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the executions of 67 civilians, including children, and 150 members of regime forces by IS jihadists in different parts of Homs province since May 16.
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: IS executes 217 in, near Syria's Palmyra in 9 days: monitor