The body of a Kurdish civilian abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), linked to Al Qaeda, in Jarablus on 25 December, has been found on the street.

It is reported that the man, named as Mehemed Selim, was tortured to death. According to reports from the area, Mehemed Selim was abducted on Christmas Day in Jarablus, a town inhabited by Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen, by gangs belonging to ISIS. After the body was thrown onto the street local people in Jarablus attempted to conduct a funeral according to religious tradition, but were prevented by the gangs, who attacked them in tanks. The people then took the body to the town of Minbic (Manbij), where the funeral took place.

In Syria these armed gangs affiliated to Al Qaeda have been implicated in many cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the beginning of December these groups took many civilian Kurds hostage in the Jarablus area. While some have been released, there is no news regarding the remaining hostages.