Syrian refugees gather at the Turkish border as they flee intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in Akcakale. Photo / AP
Isis jihadists have threatened "a calamity for kuffars" over the fasting month of Ramadan, and released a gruesome video of unorthodox execution methods.
The chief propagandist for Isis (Islamic State), Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, says in a recording that Haditha, west of Ramadi, will be the next town in Iraq to
fall under Isis' sway, and incites more attacks by the group's followers worldwide. The attacks should be on "kuffars [infidels], crusaders, Shias and Apostates. Be keen to conquer in this holy month and to become exposed to martyrdom."
The group is under pressure in northeast Syria, where Kurdish forces have pushed it back to 50km north of Raqqa, but has expanded elsewhere.
One video shows alleged "spies" being executed by being lowered in a cage into a pool until they drown. Another group is lined up kneeling in the desert with explosives around their necks, which are then detonated, decapitating them. A third group is placed in a car, which is blown up with a rocket-propelled grenade.
