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Syrian Anti-ISIS Activists Found Beheaded in Turkey

October 30, 2015

Two young men have been found beheaded at their home in Turkey’s Sanliurfa in an attack that has been initially blamed on ISIS, reported Anadolu Agency. Ibrahim Abdul Qader, 20, and Fares Hamadi were both found decapitated, shocking their friends and family. According to Al-Arabiya, both young men were originally from Raqaa City, which has been declared as the capital of ISIS since it took control in 2013. Abdul Qader and Hamadi had managed to flee the ISIS-controlled city in 2014 and had settled in the southern Turkish city of Sanliurfa, located just 55 kilometres from Turkey’s border with Syria’s Raqaa province. “I don’t know what to say. One of our member called ‘Ibrahim’ and another friend ‘Fares’ were found slaughtered in their house today,” wrote Abu Mohammad, an activist and founder of a Facebook group, ‘Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently’, wrote on social media. “I’m sorry I could not do anything for you. We promised each other to return to our country. I’m sorry I can’t fulfill my promise, I could not protect you.” Turkey has faced accusations by Syrian and Kurdish activists, along with foreign diplomats, for having…


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