Daesh executes 54 government forces in Homs, rights group says

Daesh executed 54 members of the Syrian government forces as they tried to escape through the Homs desert in central Syria as the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad was falling, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported yesterday.

“ISIS [Daesh] cells executed 54 members of regime forces near Kaziya in Al-Sukhna area in Homs Desert,” the rights group said in a statement.

It added that Daesh cells detained soldiers who were fleeing Deir Ez-Zor.

Assad’s regime fell on Sunday following an offensive launched by armed factions identifying themselves as opposition forces, led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham under the command of Abu Mohammad Al-Julani.

Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, previously known as Jabhat Al-Nusra, severed ties with Al-Qaeda years ago. It was designated a terrorist organisation nine years ago through a United Nations Security Council initiative.

Source » middleeastmonitor.com