Hizbullah Slams Syria Rebels Beheading of Boy as 'Disgusting Crime'

W460

Hizbullah on Wednesday lashed out at Syria's rebel groups after a video circulated on social media showed rebel fighters from the Nurredin Zinki group beheading a young boy after capturing him north of Syria's second city Aleppo.

In a statement issued in Lebanon, Hizbullah, whose fighters are assisting Syrian regime forces against rebels and jihadists, described the decapitation as a "disgusting crime" by "so-called moderate rebels backed by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia."

Residents in rebel-held areas said the beheading tarnished the name of the opposition, and at an Aleppo mosque on Tuesday night, Imam Mohamed Badawi railed against the killing.

"This is the work of criminals, and is forbidden in Islam," he told the congregation gathered for sunset prayers.

The boy was decapitated by members of the Nureddin Zinki rebel group on the back of a pick-up truck on a public road in Aleppo's opposition-controlled al-Mashhad neighborhood.

In the grisly footage, rebels accused the boy of fighting with a pro-regime Palestinian faction known as the al-Quds Brigade and said he was captured during fighting north of Aleppo city.

But the al-Quds Brigade issued a statement denying the boy was a member, and describing him as an ordinary 12-year-old Palestinian refugee.

The Nureddin Zinki group condemned the act as a "violation" in a statement on Tuesday, describing it as an "individual mistake that does not represent the general policy of the group."

The organization said it had detained those involved in the murder and set up a judicial committee to investigate the incident and issue a verdict as soon as possible.

The killing was also condemned by the opposition Syrian National Coalition, which expressed "shock at the horrific scenes" and urged the faction to follow through on its pledge to investigate and punish the perpetrators.

Comments 11
Thumb nonabel. 20 July 2016, 22:29

Sub-Humans and barbaric at best.

Thumb Al-Ba3th 20 July 2016, 23:35

I second Hezbollah's outrage here, this is a barbaric act and I don't care what the boy's crimes are if any.

Thumb warrior 21 July 2016, 04:33

of course this is a terrible crime if it happened. Hezbollah is no human rights watch group and its condemnation would carry more credibility had it also condemned the regime massacres. It has committed similar massacres itself.

Thumb liberty 21 July 2016, 06:36

hezbollah is an iranian criminal terrorist organization and is no position morally or otherwise to condemn similar acts of terror.

Thumb Elemental 21 July 2016, 19:13

But it's totally ok for Bashar to kill thousands of children? Love the double standards...

Thumb gigahabib 22 July 2016, 03:04

The unintended killing of civilians when terrorists are targeted can not be compared with the intentional beheading of a child.

Thumb liberty 22 July 2016, 04:31

typical terrorist logic

Thumb Elemental 22 July 2016, 21:08

"Unintended" yeah you're blind gigahussein,

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 21 July 2016, 21:52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0nXmmtXVg

DNA 21 07 2016-إرهاب "لايت" يستنكر ذبح طفل فلسطيني‎! ‎

Thumb liberty 22 July 2016, 05:29

The sectarian iranians above forgot the 12 year old child Hamza al khatib who was tortured to death by the regime and the singer who was beheaded by their idol.

Thumb ex-fpm 22 July 2016, 10:01

Some facts here: He is no child and not a palestinian. He is 19 years old and a regime soldier.

تفاصيل جديدة عن "عبد الله العيسى".. عنصر المخابرات الذي ذبحته "الزنكي"

http://orient-news.net/ar/news_show/118152/0/تفاصيل-جديدة-عن-عبد-الله-العيسى-عنصر-المخابرات-الذي-ذبحته-الزنكي