IS VIDEO SHOWS BEHEADING OF KURDISH PRISONER (GRAPHIC)
- Source: Islamic State via Archive.org (Confirmed)
- Location: Mosul (Confirmed)
- Date: Range – June, 2014, to August 28, 2014 (Confirmed)
- Archived here
IS released footage on August 28, 2014, showing the beheading of a man described as a Kurdish prisoner. In the video, several other prisoners can be seen. The footage references the close diplomatic ties between American and Kurdish leaders, and was shared with the headline, “Blood message to the leaders of the Kurdish-US alliance”.
At the beginning of the video, 15 men can be seen in orange jumpsuits. Three of these men can then be seen in another setting wearing military fatigues. Then nine men, also in orange jumpsuits and sitting on a floor in front of an ISIS flag, speak to the camera.
At three minutes into the footage, a man is seen kneeling in front of three masked men. The group are in front of Mosul’s Grand Mosque. At 4:25 in the video, the kneeling man’s throat is slit. The footage then cuts to a scene of the man’s head on top of his body.
Source:
The footage was posted and shared to the VK page Wilayat of Salah-Din, a known media account used by IS. The footage was posted to Archive.org, a platform regularly used by IS for anonymous posting.
Location:
The footage of the beheading takes place at Mosul’s Grand Mosque.
