An al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Syria has announced the execution of two government soldiers and three "collaborators," according to a statement published on jihadist sites.
Al-Nusra Front also published a photograph showing the bodies of five men, their hands tied and their mouths bound with handkerchiefs. Bloodstains can be seen on the ground next to the bodies.
"Al-Nusra Front has arrested several people collaborating with the regime in Damascus province. They are known to have assassinated fighters and other Muslims, and to have provided information to enable the regime to bombard them," the Front said in a statement.
"God's will has been carried out against several collaborators of the Nusayri regime," it added, using a derogatory term to refer to the Alawi sect.