Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the US-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday. But the Russian defense ministry denied any Russian serviceman had been captured and killed by Islamic State in Syria. In comments cited by Russian news agencies, the defense ministry said all Russian forces in Syria were accounted for and continuing the 'struggle against international terrorism'. The video showed scenes of what it described as the aftermath of Russian bombing raids in Syria. The Russian defense ministry says about 30 Russian servicemen have been killed since the start of the Kremlin's operation there in September 2015.

Source: Egypt Independent May 09, 2017 12:56 UTC