MailOnline: ISIS uses its in-house magazine to announce it has executed Chinese & Norwegian hostage

[Goenitz]

ISIS is more politicaly motivated than religion... they just use religion as tool... oterwise they have politicla agenda of overthrowing govts and reclaiming resources

 

[Sasquatch]

China does not have to fight a war for the sake of destroying ISIS, but rather to create the impression that it is contributing to the international effort to do so. Any form of Chinese military activity (e.g. drone strikes or airstrikes) would be closely followed by Western powers and subsequently the press, allowing Beijing to demonstrate to its citizens and partners its willingness to partake in such efforts.

China is contributing by already sending arms and aid. I wouldn't be surprised if China is quietly supporting Iraq in its drone strikes or even sending advisers to both Syria and Iraq which is heavily rumored.

Iraq Flies Chinese-Made Drones | Popular Science

China's humanitarian aid items arrive at Iraqi Kurdish region - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

[Akasa]

China is contributing by already sending arms and aid. I wouldn't be surprised if China is quietly supporting Iraq in its drone strikes or even sending advisers to both Syria and Iraq which is heavily rumored.

Iraq Flies Chinese-Made Drones | Popular Science

China's humanitarian aid items arrive at Iraqi Kurdish region - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Yes, but the keyword is "quiet"; as a major power, Beijing should be ready to shoulder more responsibility both abroad and at home. Nothing is a better testament to that than a visible & cheap military operation against ISIS.

 

[Sasquatch]

Yes, but the keyword is "quiet"; as a major power, Beijing should be ready to shoulder more responsibility both abroad and at home. Nothing is a better testament to that than a visible & cheap military operation against ISIS.

I believe you should take into account that Beijing knows its limits on operations further away from the mainland. It is not as enthusiastic as you are my friend even if were to carry airstrikes or drone strikes, and if it did it would not state it publicly. Pretty much it could care less if it's seen by the west as free rider.

 

[Speeder 2]

ISIS uses its in-house magazine to announce it has executed Chinese and Norwegian hostages

• ISIS say they have executed a Norwegian and a Chinese hostage in Syria
• They announced the news using the group's in-house magaizine Dabiq
• Pictures of Ole Johan Grimsgaard and Fan Jinghui appeared in magazine
• ISIS say they had been 'executed after being abandoned by kafir nations'
• For more on the reported executions visit www.dailymail.co.uk/isis

ISIS has announced the execution of two Norwegian and Chinese hostages in its in-house magazine after earlier demanding a ransom for their release.

Images of Norway's Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad,48, and China's Fan Jinghui, 50, appeared in the most recent edition of the propaganda magazine, alongside the word 'executed'.

The highly-stylised photographs appear to show the men blindfolded and wearing black and white. In other images, they are wearing yellow jumpsuits and covered in blood.

Hostages Norwegian Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, left, and China's Fan Jinghui, 50, right, who have been executed by ISIS

It is believed the men were shot.

The extremist group published the images on the second-to-last page of Dabiq, saying they had been 'executed after being abandoned by kafir nations and organisations'.

'Kafir' is the Arabic word for infidel. In the images, the men both appeared to have been shot to death.

Grimsgaard-Ofstad was a graduate student in political philosophy from Porsgrunn, south of Oslo. Jinghui was a self-described 'wanderer' from Beijing who once taught middle school.

Militants did not say when or where the two were captured when they announced their captivity in a previous issue of the magazine, which showed them again in yellow jumpsuits.

The last post on Grimsgaard-Ofstad's Facebook page, dated January 24, said he had arrived in Idlib, Syria, on his way to Hama.

The extremist group published the images on the second-to-last page of Dabiq, pictured, saying they had been 'executed after being abandoned by kafir nations and organisations'

The group had previously advertised the men as being for sale. After realising that neither nation would pay the ransom demands, they hoped to sell them to another organisation.

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg confirmed on September 9 that a citizen in his 40s had been taken hostage in Syria at the end of January.

She told a press conference today that the government cannot confirm the killing, but said 'we have no reasons to doubt it.'

She added: 'It is painful for the family and the whole country.

She called ISIS a 'barbaric group' and said 'we do not pay ransom.' She added that 'even if it hurts, we should never let the terrorists win.'

Meanwhile Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, who attended the same press conference, said the Norwegian citizen 'was harshly mistreated,' adding that photos and videos were sent to Norwegian authorities along with demands for ransom.

Brende said the government was releasing the information in accordance with the family's wishes.

Chinese officials haven't commented on Fan's kidnapping.

ISIS controls large areas in Iraq and Syria and the killing of the two men stood in contrast to other filmed beheadings and atrocities carried out by the group since it seized a third of Iraq in a lightning advance in 2014.

The announced killings come as ISIS militants face increasing airstrikes from a variety of countries, including the U.S., Russia and France, as well as ground attacks from Kurdish and other forces.

The group's online magazine, which is titled 'Dabiq' after a town in Syria, contains articles, interviews, opinion pieces and other propaganda.

It has a professional layout, complete with photos and graphics. The latest issue celebrates the Paris attacks on its cover with the headline 'Just Terror.'

明犯強漢者，雖遠必誅!

 

[powastick]

Difficult to solve Iraq and Syria war. ISIS already ejected most of the civilians through sheer brutality that are against them and those who left are heavily indoctrinate. Western led countries with espousing Human rights and Democracy will be weak and fragmented such as Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. You need a tyrant dictator to unite the country, otherwise don't bother committing troops.

 

[tranquilium]

We didn‘t pay the ransom？

One's religious views are independent of nationality.

The guy was in league with the new citizen movement. He illegally left China to Syria to join the Syrian rebels. It is a standard case of "no zuo no die".

 

[kasper95]

RIP

 

[Mrc]

RIP innocents....

May the killers rot in hell

 

[Ankit Kumar]

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has executed a Chinese national in the Middle East. The ministry has vowed to bring the perpetrators “to justice.”
China has confirmed the identity of the victim as Fan Jinghui. He had been previously identified by the terrorists as a 50-year-old freelance consultant from Beijing.

The man was apparently featured in the terrorist group’s magazine back in September, where he was mockingly put up for “sale” along with a Norwegian hostage. Both China and Norway refused to pay the ransom that the terrorists had demanded. Beijing is now saying that it had attempted to rescue the “cruelly murdered” Chinese national.



“The Chinese government strongly condemns this savage act devoid of humanity and will certainly bring the criminals to justice,” the ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

“The Chinese government will resolutely oppose all forms of terrorism, and resolutely strike at any violent terrorist criminal activities that defy the bottom lines of human culture,” it added.



According to Beijing News, Fan was a former advertising executive who lived in a western suburb of Beijing. His company shut down in 2003, however, and it is not clear how he ended up in captivity somewhere in the Middle East.



Earlier on Wednesday, Islamic State’s English-language propaganda magazine, Dabiqm, published pictures of both Fan and the Norwegian hostage, Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad. The men appeared to have been executed by gunshot wounds to the head.

Norway said that it had no grounds to doubt the authenticity of the photos, but was still verifying the claim.

“We condemn the killing,” Prime Minister Erna Solberg told reporters in Oslo. Earlier in September, Solberg confirmed that Grimsgaard-Ofstad had been captured.

Source = China vows to bring ISIS to justice as Chinese hostage confirmed killed — RT News

 

[Ankit Kumar]

RIP to the dead and prayers for their families.

 

[zebra7]

I strongly believe to end and defeat the Global Terrorism, which is the threat to the mankind , Chinese active part in the war against the Global terrorism is must and important. China have the might, capability, the reach to counter terrorism. He can put pressure on his all weather friend more effectively, to stop supporting terrorists group, have reach in African countries, and is economical super power to wage such war.

 

[Barrel-Bomba]

China really should join Russia and Iran to finish the saudi funded sunni terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

 

[scherz]

Chine should test her ability of her new weapon systems there. But dont know if its good if other parties knows what china is capable of.

 

[cnleio]

UNSC rip to Chinese & Norwegian victim killed by ISIS
联合国安理会19日就中国、挪威公民遭极端组织ISIS杀害发表媒体声明，以最强烈的措辞谴责ISIS杀害中国公民樊京辉和挪威公民奥夫斯塔德的罪恶行径。声明指出，这些罪行再次证实了犯下成千上万起暴行的ISIS的残忍，其不顾任何信仰、种族和国籍。“伊斯兰国”必须被打败，与之相关的不容忍、暴力和仇恨必须杜绝。安理会敦促所有国家，按照国际法和安理会有关决议规定的义务，在此方面与中国、挪威政府以及所有其他有关当局积极开展合作。