According to Sham Times and other Arabic websites, jihadi social media networks posted the above picture of a child sitting on the ground while surrounded by armed men pointing their rifles at him. The caption appearing with the picture, purportedly posted by a supporter of the Free Syrian Army, is “Our youngest hostage from among the hostile sects of Kessab.”
Kessab is a predominantly Christian Armenian village in Syria near the Turkish border. Earlier it was invaded by jihadis, who terrorized, pillaged churches, and prompted some 2000 residents to flee. Initial reports had stated that about a dozen families remained as hostages.
Since the picture appeared on Arabic social media, many have expressed shock and outrage, condemning the Syrian “rebels,” while others cast doubt on the authenticity of the picture.
Of course, those wondering what the jihadis have to gain from taking such a picture and making it public would do well to remember that these are the same “rebels” who decapitate people and wave their severed and bloodied heads in front of cameras while smiling; these are the same “freedom fighters” who literally eat their victims on camera.
Surely “teasing” an infidel toddler — a subhuman — with their rifles and sharing it with their sadistic comrades via the Internet for a “laugh” should not be too surprising?
At any rate, the fact remains: the “Free Syrian Army,” along with other “rebel” groups operating in Syria, are guilty of countless barbaric crimes against humanity — including against women and children.
UPDATE: Commenter LeviDocker at PJ Tatler posts a very apt excerpt from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s classic work, The Brothers Karamazov, which follows:
These Turks took a pleasure in torturing children, too; cutting the unborn child from the mother’s womb, and tossing babies up in the air and catching them on the points of their bayonets before their mothers’ eyes. Doing it before the mothers’ eyes was what gave zest to the amusement. Here is another scene that I thought very interesting. Imagine a trembling mother with her baby in her arms, a circle of invading Turks around her. They’ve planned a diversion: they pet the baby, laugh to make it laugh. They succeed, the baby laughs. At that moment a Turk points a pistol four inches from the baby’s face. The baby laughs with glee, holds out its little hands to the pistol, and he pulls the trigger in the baby’s face and blows out its brains. Artistic, wasn’t it? By the way, Turks are particularly fond of sweet things, they say.
Josh Randall says
Worthless animals.
Disciples Ministries Internati says
no comments but a question. Who is supporting Free Syrian Army? Obama? Saudis? Turkish? Why they are killing innocent people? I, pray that someone must react, hit hard and force these powers of Satan to flee from the area. STOP KILLING INNOCENT, sons of Devil whatever you will do it will come upon you. no matter sooner or later.
rnot says
yes, to all those you listed as supporting the Syrian rebels. they are killing innocents because in islam if one is a non-moslem they are not considered innocent. If you fall for the utter bologna that islam is peaceful and that this is misunderstood by those who do violence for allah then you have just fallen for taqiyya – or jihad by the word or deception by moslems. Any peaceful verse in the koran was abrogated by the violent verses and moslems hope you don’t read their koran so they can tell you what it means (and lie about it). It is kludgy. moslems will even lie about lying.
Sometimes moslems will take children, abuse them in all ways imaginable and then use them to fight jihad with them and kill their own people. They used to be called janissaries.
Disciples Ministries Internati says
Thanks rnot, yes, I do read Qur’an and I am a X-Muslim, memorized Quran when I was just child, accepted Christ many years ago. you are right, they believe in Jihad or violence
nothing anything else. it is so evil,actually I was trying to draw attention to their
supporters whom I know and many others like you know very well, but many
Christian Churches just close their eyes. I live in a country where we have
mega churches like 10000 to 50000 members in each Church but never heard
praying for persecuted church and mention the story about persecuted Church. I
will not say Why? even many knows why? but they just ignore.
Ruby Minas says
Your government of USA is arming and supporting these animals who in fact are not even Syrians and are not Moslims they are criminals from U.S. friendly countries such as Turkey (who committed the act of Genocide and massacred 1and half million Armenians in 1915) Chechnya and the bastard of Israel & Turkey the primitive and savage Azerbaijan. We Christians must bombard our senators by e-mail and ask them to have some dignity and not mingle with these low lives and not drag the American name into the mud especially the basket case MC Cain of Arizona
Some group who think they are very smart are trying to start a war between Moslems and Christians and who do you think they are? Surprise! the zionists but they will not succeed.
Carol M. says
Ruby Minas, you are right that we Christians should bombard our senators and congressman and get the word out about unvetted refugees. But, your conclusions about Zionists are very wrong. It sounds like you’ve been fed some pretty bad propaganda. Please pay attention to D. Wirtzell’s reply to you. If he or I am wrong, reply to us. The Jihadists by their own nature are starting a fight. Perhaps Genesis 16:12 about Ishmael’s hand against every man, and every man’s hand against him, may shed some light on the subject.
Carol M. says
Sorry, D. Witzell, (got the spelling wrong). But it helps to research it out!
Seema Sophia Kapoor says
bloody bastards rot in hell.
paul says
this is islam, a religion of peace how they call themselves….and your president ( Obama ) shake his hand with them …..America wake up …. world wake up to
Lea says
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/04/20/egypt-update-on-the-move-by-obama-turkey-and-qatar-to-overthrow-the-egyptian-government-and-reinstate-the-muslim-brotherhood/
Americans are too busy trying to make the Muslims happy to take notice of what their president is doing.
SR says
Is there no Christian army to save this Christian culture? Are there no men who would save this baby from these devils? Disgusting!!!
Chris Sinclair says
Pointing guns at a baby in the name of their baboon ideology. Time for humanity to wake up and declare Islam a terrorist cult. Ban them from civilized society. Time for war…..
Lea says
I do believe that the Muslims are wanting world war 3 and they are provoking it. This is also being supported by the NWO Marxist freemasons who have probably promised the Muslims that Islam will be the NWO religion. The muslims want a war and they are carrying on riots and wars and conflicts in many places in the world right now.
Ruby Minas says
Your government of USA is arming and supporting these animals who in fact are not even Syrians and are not Moslims they are criminals from U.S. friendly countries such as Turkey (who committed the act of Genocide and massacred 1and half million Armenians in 1915) Chechnya and the bastard of Israel & Turkey the primitive and savage Azerbaijan. We Christians must bombard our senators by e-mail and ask them to have some dignity and not mingle with these low lives and not drag the American name into the mud especially the basket case MC Cain of Arizona
The zionists are trying to ignite a war between Christians and Moslims but they wont succeed.
D. Witzell says
Ruby. The Zionists have absolutely nothing to do with all this! It is Satan and his demonic hordes who are behind it all, because not only are they trying to thwart God’s plan for the world, but they fiercely hate all of humanity, and most particularly Christians and Jews. Which is why one third of the Quran is devoted to anti-Jewish and anti-Christian invective and so is a comparable portion of the Hadith (the sayings of Mohammad).
If you are truly a Christian, then you should read your Bible and see what God has to say about His plans for Judah and the house of Israel. It was God, and God alone, who prompted the Zionist movement and the re-establishment of the nation-state of Israel, just like He promised He would do in the Scriptures. Israel is God’s land and His creation. Therefore, anyone who opposes Zionism, the Jews, and Israel opposes God and will ultimately incur God’s wrath and judgment. He quite clearly states this in His Word.
For your own temporal and eternal welfare, lay aside your anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist views. And do not hate your enemies, but love them, just as Jesus commanded. Christians have not replaced the Jews. On the contrary, as the Apostle Paul wrote, we Gentile believers, from the “wild olive tree” have been spiritually grafted into the “cultivated olive tree” of Israel, while the natural olive branches were cut off because of unbelief. But they can, and will, be grafted in again, just as we ourselves can be cut off. For that reason, Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, warned us not to “boast” against the natural branches and that would include badmouthing or cursing them!
eggs'benedict says
War they relish as it means the swift return of the ‘Mahdi’ to claim Islam for the world.
Earl Scheib says
Islam is a cult of death.
Alan J Fraize says
real brave when is the whole world should attack an kill all of these brave child an woman killers religion of peace my ass.
SupportMcCarthyism says
“while others cast doubt on the authenticity of the picture.” Of course, this is the “peaceful religion”. How could this picture be true? And stories like this one are just lies as well: http://www.examiner.com/article/afghan-pedophilia-a-way-of-life-say-u-s-soldiers-and-journalists?fb_action_ids=648083835229099&fb_action_types=og.comments&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
Stacy Sarhan says
I’ m taking it you’re just being sarcastic. B/c the article you posted verifies the pederasty perversion in this Muslim culture.
SupportMcCarthyism says
I can assure you I’m only being sarcastic.
sako says
its fake photo any one can google it to see ,, no one can prove that pic took in syria ,, plz open your mind the criminal in syria is bashar alassad and his fuckin army
Guest says
The photo isn’t the point. There will always be evil men seeking to gain or keep their power like Al Assad. The real criminals are the other powerful men in the world who let it happen. Obama drew a red line in the sand, which Al Assad and Putin played hop-scotch with. No one else is getting involved in anything now days because they all cower at the feet of the UN, so when Obama didn’t respond it was green light for Bashar in Syria and Putin in the Ukraine. As far as the photo, be it fake or real, I guarantee you there have been worse things happen to little children in Syria than what it purports to show, and they happened on Obama’s side of the red line.
Lea says
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/04/20/egypt-update-on-the-move-by-obama-turkey-and-qatar-to-overthrow-the-egyptian-government-and-reinstate-the-muslim-brotherhood/
This is what Obama is up to. I wonder how it is that the Americans have not yet impeached him. Didn’t they impeach Clinton just for committing adultery?
Dave Henry says
Lea, there were dozens of charges compiled by Ken Starr. Unfortunately the only one that stuck was lying to congress which involved adultery. They knew going in that the charge wouldn’t remove him from office, it was all for show. Meanwhile we have his accomplice running in the next presidential election.
Betty4440 says
oh yea that is your tali. and like you I am sitting on mine.
Justme says
mohammad es fik
caar says
WE MUST be cautious about this coming to the US – it has a strong hold in Dearborn, Michigan with Shira Law the law of their city! This WILL come to the US big time
Eric Vazquez says
yeah condem those terrorists thats like a strongly worded letter…..utterly useless
Fred Pressel says
Kill them with fire.
Dave Henry says
But wait…….. Aren’t these the freedom fighters that obama has been arming?
Randy says
Uh, yeah. They’re also the people insane mccain flew to and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with last year. I forget exactly when that was, but I think it was an alleged US national holiday. I just looked, it was around Memorial Day. Please see past the “two-party” hoax.
Well Done says
Democrat does NOT equal Republican. McCain is part of the problem. His ilk are known. They are called “Republican in name only”. Do try to keep up. Are you an 0bamatroll by any chance? They are flogging the fiction of Dem=Repub lately.
Randy says
If you gathered from what I wrote that I like obama, you’re a moron. You should probably refrain from suggesting others “keep up” as your ability to comprehend simple things is quite limited.
Dave Henry says
McCain is no better than Reid, who is no better than Pelosi and Feinstein. I have no use for those that use federal office for their own personal gain and basically sidestepping the constitution.
Lea says
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/04/20/egypt-update-on-the-move-by-obama-turkey-and-qatar-to-overthrow-the-egyptian-government-and-reinstate-the-muslim-brotherhood/
Betty4440 says
THEY SURE ARE. MAYBE SOME ONE SHOULD SEND HIM (OBAMA) A DELAYED EASTER CARD WITH THIS PICTURE ON IT. CRUCIFIED FOR ALLAH.
Justin Parks says
Time to rid the earth of these savages…..
Mannly says
http://www.answeringmuslims.com/p/jihad.html
Mannly says
the truth about the religion from hell… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERou_Q5l9Gw&feature=share&list=PL40MrgrSeGJ2iXeRxo_USCM1shhH_NBi8
צביה ולרו says
אין מילים לתאר גועל באנושות להבדיל אלפי הבדלות מחילי צה”ל
AlgorithmicAnalyst says
The baby has a higher IQ than the men.
Conway193 says
Muslim freaks must be destroyed.
Lea says
There appears to be no other way but to destroy the demon infested muslims. They want a war. They are provoking it deliberately.
disqus_mo8ewPYVck says
This has Syrian Rebel written all over it. WAKE UP people. This is TERRORISM!
Lea says
Syria is filled with muslim monsters who are wanting to start world war 3.
Brian Stewart says
The photo isn’t the point. There will always be evil men seeking to gain
or keep their power like Al Assad. The real criminals are the other
powerful men in the world who let it happen. Obama drew a red line in
the sand, which Al Assad and Putin played hop-scotch with. No one else
is getting involved in anything now days because they all cower at the
feet of the UN, so when Obama didn’t respond it was green light for
Bashar in Syria and Putin in the Ukraine. As to the photo, be it
fake or real, there have been way worse things happen to
little children in Syria than what it purports to show, and they
happened on Obama’s side of the red line.
Georges Saliba says
Bullshit! Distorting the path and image of the blessed Syrian Revolution is the profession of such hungry hypocrites!
The photo is UNTRUE, it was taken in Dammaj, Yemen and not in Syria. It is for an armed group led by Al-Huthi (an Iranian brigade fighting in Yemen).
Long Live the Free Syrian Army!!
Lea says
The Free Syrian Army are the muslim psychopaths that have started and perpetuate this criminal and illegal war on the INNOCENT Syrians. Islam is a crime against humanity and the sharia that these depraved muslims are implementing is a violation of human rights. DOWN WITH ISLAM! Reject Islam.
SoCalMike says
These are the guys Obama and John McCain wants to arm and fund.
What could go wrong funding and arming this?
Lea says
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/04/20/egypt-update-on-the-move-by-obama-turkey-and-qatar-to-overthrow-the-egyptian-government-and-reinstate-the-muslim-brotherhood/
I believe Obama has been providing aide and comfort for the Muslim Brotherhood and its numberous fronts ever since the Arab Spring began.
Dave Henry says
Why would he NOT side with his fellow followers of muhammad?
Disciples Ministries Internati says
Thanks rnot, yes, I do read Qur’an and I am a X-Muslim, memorized Quran when I was just child, accepted Christ many years ago. you are right, they believe in Jihad or violence
nothing anything else. it is so evil,actually I was trying to draw attention to their
supporters, so everyone must know, whom I know and many others like you know very well, but many Christian Churches just close their eyes. I live in a country where we have mega churches like 10000 to 50000 members in each Church but never heard praying for persecuted church and mention the story about persecuted Church. Iwill not say Why? even many knows why? but they just ignore. people must be united and stand together before it is to late.
Ace says
More fun and games from “the religion of peace”.
Dan Goucho says
Islam – The religion of absolute hate and intolerance towards ANYTHING not Islamic.
Allen Daniels says
Who are you kidding – they even hate each other. The Cult of Death.
jcd0101 says
Like i said whats the difference between islam and the nazis?
NONE..
Recon5 says
Kind of similiar to the incessant drum of Racism! & “white priviledge” they’re beating here, isn’t it?
jcd0101 says
actually you arent too far off in a sense..
a lot of this was started back in ww II with the nazis printing propaganda and passing it out to muslims..
So this also is going back way to mohammed
when he met the false messia in a cave..
and yep it is islamic racism – and not a peep out of the liberal media
Washington Nearsider says
The left refuses to acknowledge that this is what we’re fighting against.
Earl Scheib says
Islam = the Peoples Temple and Allah =Jim Jones
Earl Scheib says
Allah = Jim Jones
Dana Garcia says
“Hey Achmed, let’s terrify a little baby! Allah ackbar!”
Brandon VonDavid says
Time for the United States to give ZERO fucks and put the military on the mexican border.
Blake says
The sarin gas attack was perpetuated by these savages also, provided by turkey. Syria doesn’t even posses the gas used in those attacks. But the liberal left wing media won’t report that. Only christians are evil in their minds.
InfidelAlliance says
Islam is a kind of mental illness, a sort of meningitis virus that feeds on the primal animal evil that lurks in the deep recesses of the modern human mind. Unlike every other religion, Islam doesn’t struggle to overcome this evil, it submits to it, it enshrines it as holy.
This civilizational psychopathy comes directly from the founder and ‘holy’ prophet of Islam, Muhammed.
By any objective standard, Muhammed was a sadistic psychopath and gran mal megalomaniac. Factually, as recorded by Muslims in their own ‘holy’ books, Muhammed was a mass murderer, a serial rapist, a brutal torturer, a human slaver and slave trafficker, a child rapist, a sex slaver and sex trafficker, a looting stealing thief, a perfidious liar, a boy tongue sucking transvestite sexual deviant, an abusive misogynist, a brutal hand chopping amputator and tongue cutter, a bloodthirsty head chopping mass decapitator, a supremecist apartheid bigot, a violent warlord, a genocidist and self proclaimed terrorist.
Far from being a holy man, Muhammed was in truth just a 7th century Meccan Charles Manson, only more evil, more savage, and more successful. Muhammed was one of the most vile examples of a man in the pantheon of human history.
It is Muhammed’s psychopathy that informs the civilizational consciousness of all Muslims and Islamic countries…not the love of Christ or the Grace of Buddha, the psychopathy of a madman.
Please help spread the truth about Muhammed.
~ The Infidel Alliance
Michelle says
I look forward to the day when vengeance is delivered to these sick and twisted individuals. Even if you despize a certain ethnic group, who could hurt an innocent child???!!! Only a godless, subhuman thing! “Vengeance is MINE sayeth the Lord.” The Holy Bible
Keith Thomas says
What is the context of the Dostoyevsky quotation? This sort of treatment by Turks (Ottomans) may help us understand the animosity of the Russians today to the Muslims in Crimea and the Muslims in the Caucasus. I do know that the Ottomans raided Russia for slaves for centuries until Catherine the Great put a stop to it.
Saeid Tahvilian says
Please do not confuse everything with Islam. They are not Muslims. Indulge Grahayy the Muslim name of your lines. These are animals that we do not know what sect they are and where they come from. In every country there are good people and bad people also. These are not Iranian. They do not have faith in any religion in the world Vhshygryha not written. These are ethnic Arabs. The civilized Iranians would never even think.Friends please do research more about Islam and Iran., With dreams of a world without war.
NIck says
Islam is the most lunatic religion in the world, they really threat to all the countries,
Lallu Mishra says
This is Jihad, create fear in the minds of non-believers.