Report: ’ISIL’ Releases Video of Yemeni Soldiers Execution

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A branch of the "ISIL" in Yemen had released footage allegedly showing the beheadings of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 11 others, an observer said. It comes a week after the group declared its official presence in the war-torn country.

The video was reportedly shot at night in southern Shabwa Province. It depicted a group of men from the Yemen Army's Second Mountaineer Brigade, said the SITE Intelligence group that tracks online activity of white supremacist and extremist organizations.

"ISIL" militants appeared to wield knives and kill four of the soldiers. Their heads were later seen on the ground.

Further, the clip then shows 10 other blindfolded and crouching soldiers. They were shot in the forehead, while one is hit from behind.

It's unclear when the video was filmed, but local reports said more than a dozen of the unit's soldiers were killed in mid-April.

Though, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula [AQAP] denied responsibility for the executions in mid-April. The atrocity was claimed by "Shabwa Province" militia, which had recently announced itself to be an "ISIL" branch.

"ISIL" had recently declared its official presence in war-torn Yemen. The Takfiris posted a video online, threating to "cut the throats" of Houthi rebels. The footage showed around two dozen "ISIL" fighters in full military gear training in desert terrain claimed to be near the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.

"We have come to Yemen, with men hungry for your blood to avenge the Sunnis and take back the land they have occupied," the "ISIL" commander said in a video, as cited by the International Business Times.

Saudi Arabia and its allies had been bombing Yemeni areas since March 25. According to recent WHO estimates, at least 1,244 people were killed, including 28 women and 56 children, between 19 March and 27 April, while 5,044 were injured.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team