Did ISiS really let a 10yr old boy execute an Israeli soldier? (photos)

Two days ago, Islamic State militants ISIS released a video purportedly showing this little boy executing a captured Israeli-Arab soldier, 19 year old Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam. But now, after reviewing the footage, some security experts believe the boy was only used for propaganda and wasn't the one who pulled the trigger

The experts said heavy editing used to produce the film means it is likely he never pulled the trigger himself and was instead filmed only for scenes to be edited in and around Mr Musallam's death.

 From UK Daily Mail...

 The film shows Mr Musallam describing how he was sent by Israeli intelligence to infiltrate ISIS in Syria, where the group claim he was captured last year.

Wearing an orange jumpsuit, the hostage is later seen kneeling at the feet of two uniformed militants..

 

The film, like many ISIS execution videos, cuts away without actually showing his killing, and the scene purporting to show the moment of execution is filmed from behind the shooter to avoid identifying him.

During this scene, the shooter's hand is visible and it clearly appears to be one which belongs to an adult, not a 10-year-old boy.

It also replicates the editing techniques seen in a video released last month in which the extremists claimed a boy had killed two Russian spies.

The authenticity of this can also be seriously questioned given a complete lack of evidence implicating the child.

Instead of a shocking child-murder, all signs point to the video being a product of the ISIS propaganda machine aimed at luring disillusioned westerners to join their ranks. 

Earlier yesterday Twitter accounts linked to the terror group shared preview clips of the video, which have not been independently verified.

Islamic State claimed Mr Musallam had posed as a foreign fighter when he joined their ranks last year but later confessed to being an agent for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. 

 

Sickening: Mr Musallam appears to be shot three more times as he lies dying on the ground

 

Slick: In the first part of the video, Mr Musallam is seen describing how he was recruited by Israeli intelligence

It starts with an animated 'fact file' of Mr Musallam - complete with what appears to be a picture of the inside of his passport - that claims to show his home address and profession.

The video, apparently filmed on a number of cameras, shows Mr Musallam wearing an orange jumpsuit similar to those worn by hostages featured in previous ISIS videos. 

Speaking in Arabic, the young man remains calm and controlled as he tells of how he was recruited by a neighbour who worked for the Israeli police. The entire video is subtitled in English. 

He says that his father and brother both encouraged him to take up the position, pointing out there would be opportunity to progress in the organisation. 

 The parents of Israeli-Arab Muhammad Musallam sit next to a framed portrait of their son, who was captured by ISIS for allegedly spying for Mossad. They claimed he fled to Syria to join Islamic State militants

This image was purportedly taken of Muhammad Musallam on the Syrian-Turkish border several weeks after he left to join jihadists

Suspected Boko Haram member escapes arrest

A suspected Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe on Tuesday. The Commander, 27 Task Force Brigade, Damaturu, Colonel Usman Yusuf, gave the order to arrest the supposedly madman when he was sighted in one of the dilapidated buildings in the deserted town.

As troops advanced to carry out the order, the suspect, who wore a white garment with an unkempt hair and chanting some incantations, disappeared.


The incident occurred when the commander led a group of newsmen who were on a guided tour of towns recently liberated from Boko Haram insurgents, visited Buni Yadi to see things for themselves. Yusuf, however, assured that the troops would fish out the suspect soon.

The suspect was believed to be on a surveillance mission for the insurgents but pretended to be insane. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gujba and Gulani Local Government areas in Yobe were captured by the insurgents in July 2014 and remained under their control for nine months.

There are 17 local governments in the state. But Gujba, including its headquarters, Buni Yadi, were liberated in the last three weeks, while operation to free Gulani was ongoing, according to Yusuf. He described Buni Yadi town as one of the strongholds of the insurgents in the state.

The terrorists blew up the only bridge linking the local government area with the state capital, Damaturu, and other towns shortly after they occupied the area. Before retreating from Buni Yadi, they also burnt down most of the houses, schools, the Local Government secretariat, motor parks, court, the Emir’s palace and market. Apart from troops on guard, the supposedly madman, a dog and a cat were the only living beings sighted in the deserted town.

The commander listed other towns recaptured by troops in the state to include: Fkayel, Gulani, tetteba, Bunsa, Bularafa, Kukuwa Geri and Buni Geri.
(NAN)

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"Nick Gordon was so whacked out on drugs and alcohol before his "interview" with Dr. Phil, he couldn't even walk and was pushed around on a luggage cart. 

Our sources say Nick was staying at an Atlanta hotel for what he believed was an interview with Phil ... when in fact it was an intervention staged by Nick's mom. We're told Nick's lawyer would not allow him to talk about anything connected with the events that led up to Bobbi Kristina's tragedy.

Nick's mom did a lot of the talking, and told Phil her son was deep into booze and Xanax. Nick was so messed up he could barely form sentences.  

When Nick realized this was an intervention to get him into rehab, he went nuts. We're told on his way out of the interview he punched 2 members of Dr. Phil's staff.

In the end, we're told Nick went to the rehab facility.

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From TMZ

Sources connected with Brown tell TMZ ... the singer didn't know he was the father of 9-month-old Royalty until last month, when Nia Guzman dropped the news. We're told Chris quickly made a deal with her where he would pay monthly child support.

Our sources say Chris is forking out substantially more than he'd be required to pay if a judge ordered formal child support. There's a scale on how much a parent pays, based largely on income. We're told Chris upped that amount and in return demanded that she keep her lips sealed.

We know Chris now believes Nia has been leaking stories and talking about their relationship. As a result, our sources say his lawyers are now preparing legal docs, in which he will ask a judge for an order requiring him to pay child support. It sounds strange, but he'll pay less than he does now.

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