Activists and officials said Islamic State (IS) fighters are combing Palmyra, detaining and killing dozens of people two days after seizing the historic Syrian town.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS fighters have killed 17 men and that it has unconfirmed reports of the killing of “tens” more.
Governor Talal Barazi of the central province of Homs, which includes Palmyra, said on Friday that IS fighters have abducted men and “might have committed massacres.”
The IS group has massacred hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi soldiers following past conquests, often boasting about the killings online.
