Islamic State’s propaganda arm announces it will broadcast execution of ‘Israeli spy’ captured in Syria last year

Anti-activist group has claimed the jihadis will broadcast Israeli’s execution
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently tweeted his death would be videoed
Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam, 19, was captured in Syria late last year
His family have said he travelled to the area to join the jihadi ranks
But in their propaganda, ISIS claim he has admitted to being an Israeli spy

Islamic State has announced it will broadcast a video showing the execution of a captive Israeli-Arab the militant group alleges is a Mossad spy, it has been claimed.

Anti-ISIS activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently tweeted that the jihadi’s propaganda arm, al-Furqan Media, will broadcast the video following on from an interview with the captured 19-year-old in the latest edition of the ISIS magazine.

Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam, 19, was captured by the militants in Syria after travelling to the country sometime in November.

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
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
A tweet from the anti-ISIS campaign group (pictured) stated his execution would be broadcast in the near future
A tweet from the anti-ISIS campaign group (pictured) stated his execution would be broadcast in the near future

In an interview published last month by Islamic State’s online English-language magazine Dabiq, Muhammad Musallam, 19, said he had joined the insurgent group in Syria so as to report to the Israelis on its weapons caches, bases and Palestinian recruits.

After his conduct aroused the suspicion of Islamic State commanders, Musallam was quoted as saying, he broke cover by phoning his father in East Jerusalem, leading to his capture.

‘I say to all those who want to spy on the Islamic State, don’t think that you’re so smart and that you can deceive the Islamic State. You won’t succeed at all,’ he said, according to Dabiq.

‘Stay away from this path. Stay away from helping the Jews and the murtaddin (apostates). Follow the right path.’

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

According to Haaretz, Musallam’s father, Said, denied his son was a spy, saying he went missing after visiting Syria to join ISIS.

The paper reported his father as saying: ‘He is not a spy, he went over on his own – they recruited him on the internet.

‘I don’t know what they said to him or how they got into his head, but he is not connected with the Mossad, the Shin Bet security services or anyone else.’

An Israeli security official said Musallam traveled to Turkey on October 24 in order to fight for Islamic State in Syria.

‘He went on his own initiative, without his family’s knowledge,’ the official said.

Asked whether his statement constituted a denial that Musallam was an Israeli spy, the official said: ‘You can understand it that way, yes.’

Worried that members of its 20-percent Arab minority might travel to Syria or Iraq to join Islamist insurgent groups and then return radicalised and battle-ready, Israel has stepped up monitoring and prosecution of suspected would-be volunteers.

Turkey draws many Israeli Arab holidaymakers. It is also a major conduit for foreigners who slip across the border to help insurgents trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Muhammad Musallam worked as an Israeli firefighter, his family said.


source : dailymail.co.uk

media activist from the city of Raqqa, student at the Faculty of Law at the University of the Euphrates. Director of the Media Office of Raqqa, founding member of "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently", founding member of the documentary project of "Sound and Picture". I work in documenting violations committed by Assad's regime and ISIS group and extremist organizations inside the city of Raqqa, as I work in programming, design and visual media. I hold a certificate of coach in digital security, and a certificate of journalist coach, and a certificate in documenting violations against human rights, and a certificate in electronic advocacy. I underwent a training under the supervision of "Cyber-Arabs" in collaboration with the Institute for War and Peace "IWPR", about the management of electronic websites and leadership of advocacy campaigns, and a training of press photography under the supervision of the photojournalist "Peter Hove Olesen".

1 Comment

  1. March 10, 2015 - 8:30 pm

    In one hand we have to blame ISIS for causing tragedy, especially for families. But also we have not done enough to secure young generation by giving them their chance.

    Adults, we have to care for children of other parents, too. Not only for our kids. Our kids will live in the world with those other kids when they all grow up. So lets make sure everyone has a place and everyone feels there is someone to turn to.

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