Isis kills 128 civilians in ‘revenge’ surprise counter attack on Syrian town

Isis has killed at least 128 people in a Syrian town deep inside regime-held territory, a human rights monitor has said.

Government forces managed to retake al-Qaratayn over the weekend, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed on Monday.

Rumours of execution-style killings of civilians suspected of links to the government or police had not previously been verified.

Al-Qaratayn, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from one of Isis’ strongholds of Deir Ezzor, was recaptured by militants in a surprise attack earlier this month.

Source: Isis kills 128 civilians in ‘revenge’ surprise counter attack on Syrian town | The Independent