Islamic State Claims to Show First Beheading of Russian `Agent'

Islamic State has released a video that claims to show the beheading of a Russian agent in Syria by a man speaking the language, the first time the terrorist group has released footage of such an execution, according to SITE, a U.S. research group that tracks jihadist sites.

The video, which lasts nearly 8 minutes, was filmed in the Syrian province of Raqqa, the stronghold of Islamic State, SITE says. It ends with the alleged agent, who says he’s from Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Chechnya, having his head severed with a knife. The Russian-speaking executioner warns President Vladimir Putin of attacks inside the country and “another losing war.”