A video clip reportedly shot in the countryside of Syria’s Deir al-Zour shows a leader of the so-called Kurdish militia leader executing a civilian in cold blood, Syrian activists have said.
The Kurdish militia leader has been identified as Zahid Hamad al-Abdullah and purportedly works with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Activists say the killing reportedly took place in the town of Bahra on Monday in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour.
SDF released a statement on Tuesday saying it was shocked over the video and promised to launch an investigation into the case.
WARNING: Video embedded below shows graphic images of the execution.
عنصر من وحدات حماية الشعب YPG ينفذ إعداماً ميدانياً بعشرات العيارات النارية بحق شخص مجهول الهوية في منطقة البحرة بريف #دير_الزور ثم يطلب من المصورين إيقاف التصوير
— Dirar Khattab (@DirarKhattab) February 5, 2018
الفيديو من وكالة الشرق نيوز #داعش #قسد #YPG #SDF ُ #غصن_الزيتون #تمثيل #إرهاب pic.twitter.com/p9HtVjkIvk
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