More than a month after the group
was driven from the town of Addana, residents here drive through the streets,
pointing out where ISIS fighters carried out executions and left bodies to rot
for all to see.
"That's where they had one of
their checkpoints," says rebel fighter Abu Sa'ed, pointing to a small concrete
building on the side of the road as we speed past.
ISIS arrived in Addana about a
year ago, initially welcomed in the conservative town by Islamist fighters. But
within a few months, ISIS had entrenched itself and begun exerting its harsh
order through what one fighter calls "terrorism and punishment."
The checkpoint at the entrance to the Syrian town of Addana
is where members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, used to dump
the bodies of those they had executed to remind others of the consequences of
violating their harsh rules. Now that ISIS has left the town, a flag
representing the Islamic Front flies over the checkpoint.
ISIS moved into the conservative town about a year ago and
was initially welcomed by rebels fighting the Syrian government. Once
entrenched, ISIS began enforcing strict rules.
ISIS moved into the conservative town about a year ago and
was initially welcomed by rebels fighting the Syrian government. Once
entrenched, ISIS began enforcing strict rules.
People shop and sell goods in the town center midday in
Addana. Under ISIS rule, shops were forced to close for the noon prayers, and
activities such as smoking were banned. Those who violated the rules were
executed or just disappeared.
People shop and sell goods in the town center midday in
Addana. Under ISIS rule, shops were forced to close for the noon prayers, and
activities such as smoking were banned. Those who violated the rules were
executed or just disappeared.
A young boy stands guard near what used to be an ISIS jail.
This area that overlooks the town was used for training and executions.
A young boy stands guard near what used to be an ISIS jail.
This area that overlooks the town was used for training and executions.
Black paint, used by ISIS to mark its territory, can still
be seen on the entrance to the jail area. ISIS painted many of the buildings in
the town black to announce its presence, and the locals have recently repainted
many of the buildings white.
Black paint, used by ISIS to mark its territory, can still
be seen on the entrance to the jail area. ISIS painted many of the buildings in
the town black to announce its presence, and the locals have recently repainted
many of the buildings white.
This warehouse was used as a jail to hold and execute
prisoners. A mass grave was found behind it, and bullet holes mark its walls.
This warehouse was used as a jail to hold and execute
prisoners. A mass grave was found behind it, and bullet holes mark its walls.
Residents dig up the mass grave behind the jail in an
effort to identify those killed and to bury them properly.
Residents dig up the mass grave behind the jail in an
effort to identify those killed and to bury them properly.
A shoe, a severed foot and several socks are uncovered at
the grave site. This is significant to the residents because a missing man was
last seen in the market buying socks for his family.
A shoe, a severed foot and several socks are uncovered at
the grave site. This is significant to the residents because a missing man was
last seen in the market buying socks for his family.
The bodies of three brothers were also discovered in the
grave.
The bodies of three brothers were also discovered in the
grave.
This man came to identify the bodies of his brothers. He
knew two of them were dead, but he had hoped that one was still alive and being
held elsewhere by ISIS.
This man came to identify the bodies of his brothers. He
knew two of them were dead, but he had hoped that one was still alive and being
held elsewhere by ISIS.
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"ISIS came in and took over one
area and announced it was an Islamic state and did whatever they wanted," Abu
Sa'ed says.
In the passenger's seat, fellow
fighter Abu Jaafar sighs, his AK-47 trained out the window.
"They used to leave the bodies of
people they executed at the checkpoint for days," he says. "The corpses would
rot. No one could avoid looking at them."
Amid the civil war in Syria,
another war is taking place -- one that pits moderate and Islamist rebels
against radicals from ISIS, a group so radical that even al Qaeda has reportedly
distanced itself from it. Both groups of fighters are opposed to the government
of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
For months, reports have been
emerging from northern Syria about ISIS atrocities.
In Addana, bullet holes riddle
the walls at a former ISIS prison. Most of them are at the same level -- the
average height of a man.
"Those are mostly from the
executions," says Abu Jamal, another fighter. "Others are from the battle."
At the town's courthouse, a
fresh coat of white paint covers the black mark left by ISIS -- known to paint
buildings black as they take over Syrian towns. Executions would take place out
front. In the back, freshly dug dirt marks where some of the bodies were buried
in mass graves.
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"We had to leave the fronts with
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already liberated areas."
Still, many in Addana are too
afraid to speak openly. So deep is their fear, they don't even want to be seen
with us.
[ISIS] used to leave the bodies of people they executed at the checkpoint
for days. The corpses would rot.
Abu Jaafar
Abu Jaafar
Next to the former prison, a
family waits, hoping for closure. Volunteers shovel dirt from a grave they dug
up before. Video filmed at the time shows four contorted corpses. It's among
many mass graves rebel fighters have unearthed.
"We found a foot, a shoe, and a
jacket," Addana resident Ayoush Ali tells us.
Her neighbor Mohammed Ismail
joins us. His two younger brothers are missing, he says.
"It's my brother's jacket. He
just went out to get sugar and tomatoes."
A man drops a pile of children's
socks, covered in dirt, on the ground.
"His wife wanted socks for their
kids," Mohammed says, still disbelieving.
The day after we meet Mohammed,
the bodies are dug up. It's three of his brothers who were killed by ISIS. He
had thought one of them was in jail.
He crouches on the ground,
covering his face, shoulders shaking as he sobs.
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