ISIS releases video showing Libyan militants murdering Christians

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At the end of a half-hour propaganda video Islamic State's Al Furqan media production unit released online Sunday, militants in two parts of Libya behead or shoot dozens of people they say are Ethiopian Christians. The earlier parts of the video appear to be filmed in Iraq and Syria, providing new evidence that Islamist militants in Libya have been accepted as part of ISIS by the group's leadership. The video's authenticity hasn't been verified, The New York Times notes, but the production quality is similar to other ISIS videos.

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.