Al-Qaeda-linked rebels apologise after cutting off head of wrong person

[Bosonic]

Source: The Telegraph

Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" for cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head.

In a public appearance filmed and posted online, members of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, one brandishing a knife, held up a bearded head before a crowd in Aleppo. They triumphantly described the execution of what they said was a member of an Iraqi Shia militia fighting for President Bashar al-Assad.

But the head was recognised from the video as originally belonging to a member of Ahrar al-Sham, a Sunni Islamist rebel group that often fights alongside ISIS though it does not share its al-Qaeda ideology.

After inquiries, an ISIS spokesman admitted he was Mohammed Fares, an Ahrar commander reported missing some days ago. This could not be independently confirmed, but in an earlier video of a speech by Mr Fares he bears a close resemblance to the severed head in the later video.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10449815/Al-Qaeda-linked-rebels-apologise-after-cutting-off-head-of-wrong-person.html

[uppityperson]

1. oops. That poor man and family.

[Jesus Malverde]

4. He was a terrorist like the guys who beheaded him...nt

[uppityperson]

5. Ah, I didn't read the article, am guilty of skimming. Still, oops?

[Jesus Malverde]

9. A case of you "Reap what you Sow".

The Jihadist are so blood thirsty they ended up killing their own, in the most gruesome way.

The back story is the beheaded terrorist was wounded while doing terror. He thought he was captured and rescued by Shite forces aligned with Assad. The wounded Sunni terrorist thought it smart to pretend he was a Shite, and made chants or songs that would have been sung by the Shites.

Upon hearing this, the Sunni Jihadist funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who had rescued him, now thought they had a Shite on their hands. Doing what they do best, they cut his head off and triumphantly paraded it around, like a state fair winning cantaloupe.

It's likely the friends of the Jihadist will now hunt down the jihadist who beheaded their buddy.

My thoughts are with the people of Syria, the real victims of this insanity.

[Ash_F]

8. Fighting a rebellion the US government supports

Too bad they are fighting another rebellion they don't support. Realpolitik is so complicated!

[penultimate]

26. Such a mess and impossible to do anything that would be the "right thing"

Seems like only thing that can come close to being the right thing is to do nothing.

[Ash_F]

36. The right thing is backing a power sharing agreement and ceasing all violent support.

But no, the State Department and their handlers want to have their cake and eat it too. They think this is Libya 2.0(or Iraq 3.0) where the foreign oil companies will just get to swoop in and take the rights. No problem.

The only problem is neither Iraq nor Libya are looking so hot for business years down the line are they, geniuses?

[billhicks76]

12. Disgusting

What is wrong with these crazy idiots??? Racial purity, religion, hatred, intolerance to name a few. If only those with all the money put it towards trying to make the world a more peaceful place then perhaps ogres like these would become extinct. Naive?

[Jesus Malverde]

40. Funded straight from Saudi Arabia...nt

[billhicks76]

44. Brainwashed USA

Its mind boggling that people don't go after the Bush family for its close ties to Saudi Arabia. How did the right wing loonies just ignore this when they are always full throttle with hatred.

[CFLDem]

2. Scary

And to think we're arming them...

[Titonwan]

3. I just knew it...

... sooner or later someone's gonna make beheading look crazy.

[Conium]

6. Texas never apologises!

Oklahoma neither! You can bet they often execute the wrong people.

[90-percent]

34. Texas

Wasn't there an innocent man on the cover of Time that they executed anyway?

-90% Jimmy

[tofuandbeer]

7. Scary stuff.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. How many thought this was The Onion?

[Jackpine Radical]

14. You mean, like…

[msanthrope]

43. I was gonna alert on it to the Hosts. nt

[hollowdweller]

11. Would be really good

For US to stay out and just let these guys take care of themselves.

The middle east will never get anywhere as long as they are so sectarian.

Sadly I'd say they may work it out in 40? more years.

[MindMover]

27. add another 0, more like 400 years ...

[KG]

13. are any terrorists or rebels anywhere not 'Al-Qaeda-linked'?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. They used to claim all terrorists were linked to the Soviets....

In Bond movies it was SPECTRE and SMERSH.

[KG]

23. 'communist guerrillas' is the phrase i most call hearing...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. They used to claim the IRA was backed by the Soviets....

Then again, they claimed Greenpeace was backed by the Soviets.

[Chan790]

29. Yes, actually.

There are a number of Kurdish, Shiite and Sufi rebel organizations that are on US lists of terrorist organizations for whom fighting Al Qaeda is a priority. You see, if you think Al Qaeda hates the US...they really hate Shiites and Sufi, both of whom they consider to be heretics perverting Islam and denigrating Mohammed. The hatred of Kurds is predominantly one of ethnic cleansing motivations.

The most prominent of these organizations that Al Qaeda hates much as or more than us is Hezbollah.

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Apparently not where this country is concerned.

"Militants" is often used to justify drone attacks.

[TwilightGardener]

15. Whoopsie. Mistakes were made.

[Historic NY]

16. Humm doesn't this call for an eye for an eye, a head for a head.........

the need to submit to Sahria Law.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. At least they have good manners. I know I'd be terribly embarrassed after chopping off the

wrong dude's head.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Carlin's "Civil War" comes to mind.

[Hestia]

18. Oops - my bad

[cosmicone]

21. Drone all of them fuckers.

Beheading is soooo 11th century.

[petronius]

22. The phrase "...originally belonging to..." sounds really wrong in this context

Like it's a used car, with only one previous owner...

[Posteritatis]

25. That sure is one heck of a headline. (nt)

[TroglodyteScholar]

28. Well, that was decent of him... n/t

[Turbineguy]

30. There's probably a lawyer in Florida

who handles malpractice suits of that nature.

[jakeXT]

31. Jihad for Beginners: Westerners Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria

Jihad for Beginners: Westerners Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria

The men appeared confused. They huddled around a rotisserie-chicken stand in the Syrian city of al-Bab, 11 of them, dressed in the black tunic and trousers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an al-Qaeda affiliate that is fighting against the Syrian government of Bashar Assad. Back from the front lines, guns slung from their shoulders, they tried, in vain, to communicate with the shopkeeper. Their Arabic was nonexistent; their English fractured. They consulted with one another in Albanian. Was the chicken halal, appropriate for observant Muslims to eat? Another foreigner, an adviser to an international aid agency who happened to speak Albanian, solved their dilemma. He assured them that the chicken, in this most conservative part of Muslim Syria, would be nothing but halal. Satisfied, they placed their orders.

“It was just so bizarre to see a Kosovar Albanian asking if the shawarma was halal,” said the aid worker, laughing, as he recounted the incident over Skype. He spoke on condition of anonymity to protect his organization. “I’ve seen Chechens, Norwegians, Belgians and even a guy who said he was Somali but who spoke in a thick Birmingham accent. These fighters are coming from everywhere.”

Read more: Al-Qaeda in Syria Draws Fighters From U.S. and Europe | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/14/jihad-for-beginners-westerners-fighting-with-al-qaeda-in-syria

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. I am so glad you posted this..

thanks...

[Jesus Malverde]

42. If these fanatics are not killed in Syria, they will be coming back to a western town near you

Trained in terrorist tactics and battle hardened.

That Americans are paying to train, arm and aid these fanatics boggles the fucking mind.

[90-percent]

35. Opps

There will be more than a few Al-Qaeda members with really bad marks in their personnel files.

I think there's at least five SNL skits in this:

Fred?

Yes, boss?

Could you come in here for a minute? Oh, and please close the door...

-90% Jimmy

[nykym]

37. What's that old saying?

Oh yea, An eye for an eye!

[bemildred]

38. So these guys want to defeat Assad, eh? And then govern Syria. nt

[L0oniX]

39. I hate it when that happens.

[christx30]

41. It's really funny

he's asking for understanding and forgiveness for murdering the wrong man. But if someone were to convert from Islam to Christianity, that guy would be screaming for his blood. If a woman were to be raped in his camp he would be demanding her execution. He would, more than likely, carry it out himself.

[hrmjustin]

45. This is true.