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There are conflicting reports as to how the Sakkar (pictured) died in the north-western Latakia province
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Al-Nusra Front fighter, Abu Sakkar, who was once filmed cutting out and eating the heart of a government soldier was killed in Latakia, north-west Syria
There are conflicting reports as to how the 'cannibalistic' rebel was killed
Some say he was killed by Syrian troops, others he was attacked by rebels
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The
'cannibalistic' Syrian rebel who was filmed eating a regime soldier's
heart and liver has been killed in an ambush along the coast.
Graphic
photos posted online show the body of Abu Sakkar, who fought for the
al-Qaeda affiliated al Nusra Front, lying inside a body bag.
There
are conflicting reports as to how he died in the north-western Latakia
province, where there have been reports of deadly clashes between
militia groups and government troops.
In 2013, gruesome propaganda footage showed Sakkar (pictured) cutting out and eating a Syrian soldier's organs
Abu Sakkar (pictured), the
'cannibalistic' Syrian rebel who was pictured eating a regime soldier's
heart and liver, has been killed
Some
experts and activist groups have claimed he was killed by the Syrian
government while others say his convoy was attacked by another
anti-Nusra rebel group.
Known
as the 'Cannibal Rebel', Sakkar is said to have founded the Free Syrian
Army's 'moderate' Farouq Brigade before joining al-Nusra front.
In
2013, a gruesome propaganda video which appeared to show him cutting
out a government soldier's heart and eating it was posted online.
The
clip, posted by a pro-government campaign group, claimed to show Sakkar
standing over the uniformed corpse while ranting against Syrian
President Bashar al Assad.
Using a knife, he hacked open the torso and removed the heart and liver, before holding them up to the camera and declaring: 'I swear to God we will eat your hearts and your livers, you soldiers of Bashar the dog.'
Other
photos posted online after his death showed Sakkar in his military
fatigues (below) and wrapped up in a white cloth after his death (above)
He then raised one to his mouth and took a bite.
The
Nusra front tightened its grip on the village of Tel al-Ais which
overlooks the Damascus-Aleppo highway, according to the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights
Meanwhile
other rebel groups, led by the militant Ahrar al Sham group, seized
government positions in Latakia, where Sakkar was killed.
Heavy clashes led to casualties on both sides, opposition activists said today.
The
coordinated rebel and Nusra Front offensive followed weeks of sporadic
government air raids on opposition-held areas, despite the cease-fire.
The government has accused the insurgents of violating the truce by firing mortar shells on government-controlled areas.
Footage from 2013 claimed to show
Sakkar (pictured) standing over the uniformed corpse while ranting
against Syrian President Bashar al Assad
Syria's
partial cease-fire appeared to be unraveling on Saturday amid fierce
fighting between government forces and opposition fighters, including
members of the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front.
Clashes erupted outside the country's second largest city of Aleppo and other parts in the country's north.
At
least 25 pro-government and 16 opposition fighters died in the clashes
south of the city, where the Nusra Front and rebel militias captured a
village overlooking a major highway.
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