Islamic State fighters beheaded seven men and three women in a Kurdish area of northern Syria, a monitoring group reports.
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said five Kurdish Peshmerga
fighters, among them three women, and four Syrian Arabs were beheaded
near the town of Kobani.
The
Kurdish fighters were taken prisoner during the battle for the mainly
Kurdish town, also known as Ayn Arab, which is close to the Turkish
border and has been besieged by Islamic State forces.
Woman fighters from the Kurdish
People's Protection Units: Three women (not pictured) were among five
Kurdish fighters reportedly beheaded by Islamic State militants after
they were captured near Kobani
Dozens of militants and Kurdish fighters were killed in the fighting, said SOHR.