IS Executes 15 of Its Own Members in Raqqa, Syria

The Jihadist group Islamic State or IS has executed 15 of its own members near Raqqa in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. According to the observatory situated in London, this is the largest execution that the group has carried out on its own members.

The murders were preceded by 35 arrests of IS members in Raqqa.

The members were killed in connection with the assassination of senior Islamic State figure Abu Hija al-Tunisi, who died on Wednesday in an air strike, the Observatory said.