Since taking the Iraqi city of Mosul,the terror group hold killed dozens of hostages and often used the footage of the murders as grisly propaganda
The brutal propaganda video released by Islamic State militants showing the murders of five people it claims worked for British intelligence services is the latest in a string of such films to be made since the group grabbed the world’s attention by taking Iraq’s moment biggest city in 2014.9 June 2014 Mosul falls to Islamic State fighters, with the then Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki declaring a state of emergency and pledging to arm civilians and reorganise the country’s ailing military forces. The city was the third to fall under the jihadis’ control after Falluja and Ramadi as it continued its rapid advance into Iraq.
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Source: theguardian.com