’ISIL’ Executes Hundreds in Palmyra

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"ISIL" terrorists have killed at least 400 people, including women and children, in Palmyra since occupying the ancient city four days ago, Syrian state media said Sunday.

The militants Wednesday seized the city of 50,000 people, site of some of the world's most extensive and best preserved ancient Roman ruins.

"The terrorists have killed more than 400 people including women and children ... and mutilated their bodies, under the pretext that they cooperated with the government and did not follow orders," Syria's state news agency said, citing residents inside the city.

It added that dozens of those killed were state employees, including the head of the nursing department at the hospital and all her family members.

The so-called "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" said it had documented the executions of 67 civilians, including children, and 150 members of regime forces by "ISIL" in different parts of Homs province since May 16.

"The Observatory has confirmed that the "ISIL" has executed 67 civilians, including 14 children and 12 women in Sukhnah, al-Amiriyah, the outskirts of the Officers' Housing and Palmyra," said the Britain-based group, referring to several areas in the east of Homs province.

Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said whole families had been executed, including children along with their parents.
"Most of the deaths were in Palmyra, some of the executions were shootings, others were killed with knives and beheaded," he said.

The terrorists entered the museum in the historic city and had placed guards at its doors, the country's antiquities director said on Saturday, though most of its treasures were removed and brought to Damascus before "ISIL" cemented its control.

Also, Syrian state television said its air force had killed 300 insurgents in strikes that broke the siege of the Jisr al-Shughur hospital in northwestern Idlib province.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team