Death toll update | 12 people kidn-apped by IS-IS were kil-led in Palmyra desert

Homs province: A civilian of “Al-Muwaly” tribe was killed by ISIS cells, where the civilian was kidnapped while collecting truffle in Palmyra desert within the eastern Homs desert.

According to reliable SOHR sources, the victim was arrested for nearly 5 days, during which he got tortured and died, and his body was found today.

SOHR confirmed that 12 individuals, including a woman and a regime soldier, were killed by “ISIS” members, after kidnapping about 75 truffle pickers in Palmyra in the eastern Homs, while the fate of 63 persons remains unknown.

Earlier today, SOHR activists reported that the fate of dozens of Syrians is still unknown, after having been kidnapped by “ISIS” members in Palmyra in eastern desert of Homs nearly 72 hours ago. “ISIS” has been holding about 65 civilians, including women, most of them are truffle pickers that were searching and collecting it. “ISIS” members executed 11 person, including a woman and a regime soldier, among those kidnapped. That came in light of “ISIS” exploiting the preoccupation of the international community with the destructive earthquake which hit Syria.