TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the al-Nusra front have reportedly beheaded 70 senior Syrian army officers in northwestern Syria. The attacks, in what could have been the worst in in two years, all took place in the city of Idlib.
"It was a moral blow to the regime," said Asad Kanjo, activist from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as cited by the Daily Mail. The group added that the beheading was done when ISIS and al-Nusra launched simultaneous attacks on army checkpoints, police headquarters, and the governor's office.
Moreover, the provincial police chief, speaking to Syria's pro-government Al-Ikhbariya TV, said that the attackers took advantage of a power cut before dawn to “hit the checkpoints and also the governor's office”.
He added that troops repelled the attackers. “There isn't one gunman in the city now,” said the police chief.
ANINGTIAS JATMIKA | DAILY MAIL