A photograph circulating the social media among ISIS loyalists on Wednesday shows what is claimed by the Islamic State to be the beheading of a Croatian citizen in Egypt. Posted on social media, the photograph, which Egyptian Streets has chosen not to publicize, was also shared along two screenshots from Egyptian media showing Croatian support for Egypt and the Kurds. A caption underneath said that the “Croatian hostage, whose country is involved in the war against the Islamic State, was killed after the deadline passed and his [Croatian] government and the Egyptian government neglected him.” On August 5, ISIS had released a video threatening to kill the Croatian citizen if its demands to the Egyptian government were not met within 48 hours. In the video titled “A Message to the Egyptian Government”, the Croatian hostage identified himself as 31-year-old Tomislav Salopek while a masked man in camouflage uniform stood behind him brandishing a knife. Tomislav, who is shown kneeling down on the sand with an ISIS flag at full mast behind him, revealed he is married and has two children. In the video, the hostage also confirmed earlier reports in…
