- Propaganda video shows Jaysh Al-Islam fighters executing ISIS militants
- Jaysh commander calls ISIS the 'most serious calamity for our jihad today'
- Group calls itself the Army of Islam and commands up to 25,000 soldiers
- It battles both Islamic State and the Syrian regime in the war-torn country
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08:36 GMT, 1 July 2015
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A rebel group battling ISIS in Syria has turned the tables on its enemies by capturing and slaughtering dozens ofIslamic State soldiers on camera.
Dressed
in orange jumpsuits - attire usually worn by ISIS's victims - the Jaysh
Al-Islam soldiers lead 13 shackled jihadis to their deaths.
Jaysh
Al-Islam calls itself the 'Army of Islam' and reportedly commands as
many as 25,000 loyal fighters following the merger of around 60 rebel
factions inside Syria.
Islamic
State's captured soldiers are forced to kneel as a commander
announces: 'Allah did not make a disease without appointing a remedy to
it.'
Revenge: The rebels, dressed in orange - attire usually worn by ISIS's victims - has executed 13 ISIS militants (pictured)
Long walk: Jaysh Al-Islam fighters lead the shackled ISIS soldiers to their deaths in an unknown part of Syria
Atrocity: They then unmask the ISIS
militants before a commander refers to their group as the 'most serious
calamity for our jihad today'
Eye for an eye: A Jaysh Al-Islam
commander (pictured) reads a statement before Islamic State militants
are shot from point blank range
The
jihadis - dressed entirely in black - are then given something to drink
before each of their faces are clearly shown in the 19 minute-long
propaganda video. They are then shot in the back of the head at point
blank range with shotguns.
Before
they are killed, a Jaysh Al-Islam militant says: 'The most serious
calamity for our jihad today is a group of people who grow at a time of
division among Muslims.
'This
group claimed to be the mother state and made Takfir [accused of
apostasy] on other Muslims, shed their blood and looted their properties
and dignities.
'They
worsened... the ordeal of Muslims by corrupting their religion and
livelihood and killing the jihadi leaders who did their best to help our
stricken nation.
'They
wreaked havoc on our people in liberated areas and cut the supply route
of jihadis. They left... Tehran intact and instead they attacked our
mosques.
'This is the penalty for what they have committed. We also call on their fellows to repent.'
In
April this year, Jaysh Al-Islam released a striking video showing off
1,700 troops, a fleet of armoured tanks and special forces soldiers in
an impressive military parade.
Deceased: The 19 minute-long propaganda video focuses on the faces of the ISIS militants before they are shot
Network: The gruesome footage was then
shared online by Jaysh Al-Islam, just as ISIS has done with some many
videos in which its militants are the executioners
Strength: Four armoured tanks and
thousands of soldiers formed part of a graduation ceremony (pictured)
held by Jaysh Al-Islam, a militant group that opposes ISIS and the
Syrian regime
Might: Jaysh Al-Islam (pictured) calls itself the 'Army of Islam' and reportedly commands as many as 25,000 loyal fighters
Powerful: The group, who are allegedly
being funded by Saudi Arabia, show of a fleet of armoured tanks
(pictured) during the graduation ceremony for its recruits
It
operates in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Damascus and its ongoing
battle against President Bashar Al-Assad is reportedly funded by the
wealthy nation of Saudi Arabia.
The
Arab kingdom has sent millions of dollars to arm and train their
fighters so they can defeat the Syrian regime and 'increasingly powerful
Jihadi organisations', according to the Guardian.
Known
as the Army of Islam, the insurgent group was created in 2011 when
Saudi Arabia allegedly engineered the merger of over 50 rebel factions
after growing alarmed at the rise if Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria.
It
is a fierce enemy of both those Islamist groups as well as Jabhat
Al-Nusra, but embraces independent rebel forces and 'non-Jihadi' units.
Their
graduation ceremony for trainee soldiers in the Ghouta suburb of
Damascus was attended by the militants' leadership who watch proudly as
their troops march in perfect unison across the expanse.
Jaysh
Al-Islam is led by Sheikh Zahran Aloush who addresses the thousands of
armed soldiers and tanks once they have assembled on the vast concrete
ground below.
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