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ISIS slaughtered at least 400 women for refusing to follow orders

Syria:  Islamic State militants have slaughtered at least 400 mostly women and children in another brutal attack in Syria.

The mass killings have taken place in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest city to be seized by the extremist group.

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