Repent or Die: Al-Qaeda Forces Announce Rules for Iraqi Territory They Now Control

A man is executed in a new video released by ISIS

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: ISIS, the al-Qaeda group that has swept through northern Iraq, releases list of rules that citizens must live by: [sic] including 'repent or die'

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has set out a list of rules for residents of Mosul as it seeks to impose its Islamist rules on Iraq's second city.

Referring to the area by its ancient name, Nineveh, the group says it has a clear set of instructions for the remaining occupants of the city and surrounding area.

Firstly it tells "anyone who is asking," who its members are and what it is about: "We are soldiers of Islam and we've taken on our responsibility to bring back glory of the Islamic Caliphate."

All Muslims in the city have been instructed to attend mosque for the five daily prayers.

It confirms that it seized up to half a billion dollars from the Mosul branch of the Bank of Iraq but states it can be trusted with the funds.

Any one of its members who breach[es] this promise will have their hands cut off.

"No drugs, no alcohol and no cigarettes allowed," it added. » | Damien McElroy | Thursday, June 12, 2014