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The leader of the squad performing the killings was identified as a Libyan expatriate who goes by the nom de guerre Al Qaqa'a Ben Omro. [17] The Coptic Church, the Egyptian government, and the Libyan parliament [18] confirmed the deaths.
Feb 15, 2024 · On Feb. 15, 2015, both were among the men beheaded by Islamic State group soldiers on a beach in Libya. All 21 — 20 Egyptian Copts and a Ghanan who professed his Christian faith — were soon declared martyrs by the Coptic Orthodox Church. This is the latest chapter in a long drama, detailed by writer Martin Mosebach, of the German Academy of ...
Feb 23, 2015 · Hassan Ammar—AP Men mourn over Egyptian Coptic Christians who were captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with ISIS, inside of the Virgin Mary Church in the village of Al-Our,...
Feb 16, 2015 · February 16, 2015. ISIS beheads 21 Christians, Egypt strikes back. Brutal group execution of kidnapped Coptic Christians draws Egypt into a conflict with Islamic militants. A man is comforted by others as he mourns over Egyptian Coptic Christians who were captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with the Islamic State.
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Feb 16, 2015 · Islamic State (IS) released a video on Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya. The footage showing the deaths of the Egyptian martyrs appeared on the Twitter feed of a website that supports IS. In the video, militants in black marched the captives, dressed in orange overalls, to a beach the group said was ...
Islamic State (IS) released a video on Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya. The footage showing the deaths of the Egyptian martyrs appeared on the Twitter feed of a website that supports IS. In the video, militants in black marched the captives, dressed in orange overalls, to a beach the group said was ...
Feb 16, 2015 · 16 Feb 2015. Fighters pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have released a video purporting to show the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians kidnapped in...
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