he Islamic State group has executed more than 3,500 people in Syria, including nearly 2,000 civilians, since declaring its “caliphate” in June last year, a monitor said Sunday. In the last month alone IS executed 53 people — including 35 civilians — in areas it controls in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. … Continue reading IS executes 3,500 in Syria since declaring ‘caliphate’: monitor