Executions in Syria: who is satisfied and why?

Executions in Syria are already known around the world. Videos are distributed through the media (without censorship).

Prerequisites. War in Syria

One of the causes of executions and public bullyingSyria is the heat of the civil war there. It all started in 2011, when a number of pro-Western activists staged a protest against the government of the Baath Party and President Bashar Assad. Street clashes and terrorist attacks on government leaders led to increased tensions and the emergence of the first armed detachments. Opposition forces from the first days of the confrontation were supported by the US and the EU. They were provided with material, technical, political support. Soon, several radical Islamist groups separated from the opposition, and the conflict attracted thousands of jihadists from different countries.

At the moment, there are 5 main forces. Dzhebhat an-Nusra is an association of radical Islamists. The An-Nusra Front includes several jihadist organizations.

The "moderate" opposition is actually the weakest.party to the conflict. In fact, it exists only on paper. Several cities in the south of Syria are subordinated to the forces controlled by the opposition. But people who are called "rebels" in the Western media are sponsored by the United States, so they have some weight.

The Syrian army, controlled by Bashar Assad, fights against all anti-government forces. On its side, some paramilitary forces also fight (Hezbollah and others).

Kurdistan militia, called "Peshmerga",fights against all Islamists and loyal to the Assad regime. Together with the Kurds, many volunteers from all countries of the world are at war, mostly from the left.

One of the most influential entities is ISIS.This is an ultra-Islamist group known for its cruelty. In the territory under their control, they formed a quasi-state according to Sharia norms. For retreat from these rules rely various punishments.

It is the IG that arranges cruel executions in Syria. Fame of them has spread far beyond the Middle East.

Syria: executions of people

In 2014, the world community was shockedhorrific footage of the execution of an American journalist. The process was carefully produced and filmed on a professional camera. Against the background of a sandy desert, the IS fighter, dressed in black, delivered a speech, poking a knife at the camera. Then, a journalist who was kneeling in an orange robe was cut off his head.

After that, a few more were released.similar clips. Penalties in Syria were recorded on tape with the addition of sound and visual effects. Militants killed several citizens of Japan, Kazakhstan, England and many other countries. A distinctive feature of these videos was the serenity of the executed. As the translator who escaped from the IG reported, there were several dramatization before the actual murder, so the prisoner did not know when exactly he would be executed.

Sophistication ISIS

In 2015, the next IG video was published on the network.

The executions in Syria on him were also shot.professionally and characterized by significant originality. The video was blocked immediately after the appearance, but it was watched by a huge number of people. Part of the Syrian soldiers of the Assad army was put in a car, and then shot at him from an RPG. Another group was locked in a cage and lowered by crane into the water. The most brutal murder was with the help of the TNT tape. The prisoners were put on their knees, and a ribbon was tied to their necks. Then it exploded, and the heads were disconnected from the body.

Influence of executions

Executions in Syria are filmed by a video studio and havehuge propaganda effect. The videos, in which the prisoners are indifferently kneeling, waiting for their inevitable fate, make a serious impression on ISIS enemies and inspire their supporters.

Burning of people, destruction of ancient sculptures, black clothes form almost non-conformist image of the Islamic state in the world. Therefore, Syria (war, executions) is constantly in the center of media attention.