IS Executes Arsal Man after Several-Day Abduction
Militants from the ruthless Islamic State jihadist group have executed a Lebanese citizen, around a week after they beheaded a Lebanese army sergeant in the outskirts of the Bekaa border town of Arsal, state-run National News Agency reported Thursday.
“An armed group from the terrorists of the IS has executed the citizen Kayed Ghadada, who hails from the town of Arsal,” NNA said.
It pointed out that Ghadada was kidnapped from the town less than a week ago.
It is not the first time that the extremist group carries out an execution in Arsal. It usually accuses the victims of “collaborating” with Hizbullah or the Lebanese army.
On August 28, IS militants published grisly photos showing the decapitation of the sergeant Ali al-Sayyed.
Al-Sayyed disappeared from Arsal around the time militants from the IS and al-Nusra Front overran the town in early August, killing and kidnapping dozens of soldiers and policemen.
The unprecedented Arsal battle broke out after the Lebanese army arrested militant leader Imad Jomaa.
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