Internal strife, IS executes 8 Dutch fighters

"IS executed eight Dutch fighters on February 29 in Maadan, Raqqa, after accusing them of plotting desertion and mutiny," AFP quoted Abu Mohammad, a member of the activist group Raqqa Slaughtered in Silence (RBSS), as saying.

IS fighter. Photo: jihadwatch.org

RBSS has been reporting on the situation in Raqqa since IS turned it into a stronghold in April 2014.

Tensions have simmered in Raqqa over the past month between 75 Dutch fighters and IS intelligence fighters from Iraq, RBSS said.Three other Dutch fighters were captured by an Iraqi IS member and accused of trying to flee. One of the three was beaten to death during interrogation.

IS leaders in Raqqa sent a representative to mediate with the Dutch group, however, the Dutch group murdered the intermediary in revenge.

The IS leader in Iraq then ordered the arrest of all members of the Dutch group, imprisoning them in Tabaqa and Maadan in Syria.Eight people were executed.

According to Dutch secret service, 200 Dutch people, including 50 women, have joined IS in Syria and Iraq.

According to VNE