The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham executed a mentally disabled man in Idlib for swearing. ISIS continued its attacks on Syrian Kurds in Aleppo, taking over homes and turning them into bases. Regime forces detained the wife of a nonviolent opposition activist in Damascus who is currently being detained. The Supreme Military Council is starting a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Idlib, and Damascus to provide humanitarian assistance and wean civilians away from al Qaeda’s outreach efforts. A Spanish news outlet revealed that two Spanish journalists were kidnapped in September by ISIS in Raqqah.
