Man who filmed beheading of Syrian identified as Russian mercenary
(The Guardian Russia)

Russian who filmed prisoner being tortured to death worked for firm with links to KremlinA Russian-speaking man who filmed the torture and killing of a prisoner in Syria has been identified as a member of Wagner, a Russian private military company with ties to the Kremlin that has aggressively expanded into the Middle East and Africa in recent years.The video, which appears to have been taken in 2017, showed several men in military-style clothing beating a prisoner with a sledgehammer, then beheading him, amputating his arms with a sapper´s trowel and setting his body on fire using gasoline or another accelerant. Related: `There`s no one to help`: Russian mercenary industry`s toll on families Continue reading...