Video: Islamic State kills Ethiopian Christians in Libya

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By JON GAMBRELL and MERRIT KENNEDY

CAIRO (AP) — Islamic State militants in Libya shot and beheaded groups of captive Ethiopian Christians, a video purportedly from the extremists showed Sunday. The attack widens the circle of nations affected by the group's atrocities while showing its growth beyond a self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq.

The release of the 29-minute video comes a day after Afghanistan's president blamed the extremists for a suicide attack in his country that killed at least 35 people — and underscores the chaos gripping Libya after its 2011 civil war and the killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

It also mirrored a film released in February showing militants beheading 21 captured Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach, which immediately drew Egyptian airstrikes on the group's suspected positions in Libya. Whether Ethiopia would — or could — respond with similar military force remains unclear, as government officials offered no immediate comment on the video.

Ethiopia long has drawn the anger of Islamic extremists over its military's attacks on neighboring Somalia, whose population is almost entirely Muslim. While the militant in the video at one point said "Muslim blood that was shed under the hands of your religion is not cheap," it did not specifically mention the Ethiopian government's actions.

FULL story at link.



EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - This undated image made from a video released by Islamic State militants, Sunday, April 19, 2015, appears to show the killing of a group of captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya. The 29-minute video released online Sunday purportedly shows two groups of captives. It says one group is held by an IS affiliate in eastern Libya and the other by an affiliate in the south. A masked fighter delivers a long statement before the video switches between footage that purportedly shows the captives in the south being shot dead and the captives in the east being beheaded on a beach. (Militant video via AP)


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[Trillo]

1. Fuck religions.

All they do is make people hate each other.

[Plucketeer]

10. +1000 nt

[stone space]

26. You're going to blame the victims for their religion?

Fuck religious bigotry.

[Fred Sanders]

2. The last video was fake..remember the 7 foot men? This is another fake video...pure propaganda.

Watching the video is not something anyone should do, it is what they want. They have no ability to strike North America...except with fear.

And they sure know how to touch the heart of fear in America and what sells with it's childish media....easy to do with a fear mongering and fear selling media forwarding their every production and battle success...while downplaying any defeat, just to keep the domestic rubes fearful and controllable and wanting war against an enemy with no ability to inflict harm half a world away .....the American mass media and ISIS are allies in this thing called "terror".

[samsingh]

4. it may or may not be fake

if it's real I would hate to ignore reality

[Bluenorthwest]

6. You should offer a citation for that assertion. Others do not think it was fake.

BBC today:
"Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has travelled to Egypt for a "visit of condolence" following the murders of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya.
The group of migrant workers were kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants in February.
The archbishop will be meeting religious and political leaders leaders on his visit, including the Coptic Christian Pope and the Grand Imam.
He has called for more support for Christians facing persecution."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32370699

I used to live in a neighborhood full of Coptic Christians and I knew a few of their elders as neighbors. I am of course not religious, but these were very kind and excellent neighbors to me as well as to the many other diverse faiths and ethnic identities in that unique urban slice.

[7962]

8. Its amazing the lengths you will go to excuse these savages.

The "7 ft men" video was obviously altered in many ways, but the people WERE murdered. Just not like the video shows.

[samsingh]

3. this is not about all relgions. the Christians are being murdered by isis

[tenderfoot]

5. Where do they get all those orange suits?

FWIW, California is drying up before everyone's eyes...

I couldn't give a rat's ass about ISIS.

[Reter]

12. The two things have nothing to do with each other

You don't care that these innocent people were killed?

[romanic]

15. The people in the ME

Give a rats ass about ISIS though; hell they don't have much of a choice regarding those savages.

And FYI, its possible to care about various topics at the same time. :/

[tenderfoot]

17. Sorry, I'm having terrorist fatigue....

One too many instances of crying wolf. I'm still scared of Al Qaeda. Wonder what became of them?

Well, back to your fear.

[romanic]

21. You think all of this is some complex display of SFX?

Really?

[tenderfoot]

23. I couldn't care less.

really.

[JI7]

25. And maybe people outside of California don't give s shit

About water problems here

[tenderfoot]

27. Didn't hundreds of people just drown in the Mediterranean?

I care about them.

Have a nice day.

[Coventina]

28. I couldn't give a rat's ass about California drying up. I have my own problems.

See how that works?

[tenderfoot]

29. Let's see how you feel when food prices go up?

Now back to freaking out over a creation of the CIA.

[Coventina]

30. Well, thanks for making my point for me. We live in an interconnected world.

ISIS is your problem, whether you want to believe it or not.

Especially if created by the CIA.

[tenderfoot]

31. Yeah well - I'll worry about them next time I'm in Libya or somewhere else OIL is.

Enjoy your fear.

[Coventina]

32. Where did I say I was afraid of ISIS?

[cosmicone]

7. They are practising the mainstream Islam of the 11th century

rape, pillage, plunder and forcibly convert. All violence, all the time.

Bringing back THAT Islam of yesteryear sadly makes life worse for a billion and a half peaceful and tolerant Muslims worldwide. Hopefully they will rise up and take their religion back from the nutcases funded by Saudi Arabia and trained in Pakistan.

[7962]

9. Bingo.

[workinclasszero]

11. Yup its all due to our "friends" the saudis and their Wahhabism

Plus Bush invaded Iraq and kicked over the hornets nest then declared victory and left a power vacuum for the most ruthless to fill. Destabilized the whole area.





May God protect all the innocents over there.

[KansDem]

13. That's one person I'd like to see doing serious time at the GitMo of his own making...nt

[workinclasszero]

14. Yup. Him and

Dick Cheney.

[YOHABLO]

19. He was just following orders.

[mainer]

16. Need I remind you this wasn't happening under Khaddafi?

The most horrifying bloodshed in Libya has all come after Khaddafi's toppling.

[mainer]

18. Christians under Khaddafi

Under Gaddafi, the state required all religious groups to support official doctrine and outlawed groups that criticized the regime, including Islamist groups and the once-influential Senussi order. The government closely monitored the activity of Islamic organizations and censored the content of sermons and religious teachings in an effort to minimize political opposition. Christians were permitted to worship freely as long as they refrained from political activity and proselytism, though the state did limit Christian denominations to one church per city. Under Gaddafi, the government also maintained high-level dialogues with several Christian denominations, including the Church of England, the Catholic Church, and the Greek Orthodox Church.

http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/religious-freedom-in-libya

[Lobo27]

20. All this shit is going to lead to a massive Muslim/Christian war.

This past week, I have heard of this video and of Muslim migrants to Italy throwing the Christian migrants overboard while at sea. People will do all they can to rile up hate with these stories.

[Quantess]

22. "People will do all they can to rile up hate with these stories."

Do you want us to stop talking about it? Because the cat's already out of the bag.

[Lobo27]

24. No we should talk about it.

And I'll be one for the first to say that a lot of people are afraid to talk about Islamic terrorism. What I was trying to point out is that when people get riled up they wont see the difference between a good guy or bad guy.