Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants reportedly stoned girl to death
Girl sentenced to death by Sharia court for having Facebook account
Court ruled being a member of social network deserved to be punished in the same way as adultery
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A Syrian girl has been stoned to death for opening a Facebook account, it has been claimed.
The girl, named in media reports as Fatoum Al-Jassem, was sentenced to death by a Sharia court in Al-Reqqa after it ruled having a Facebook account was immoral behaviour.
She was taken to the court by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after she was caught using the social networking site, it has been reported.
The court, which is under the jurisdiction of ISIS, ruled the act of being a member of the social network deserved to be punished the same way as adultery, according to examiner.com.
A report in the Arabic-language Al-Rai Al-Youm was picked up by the Fars news agency, a semi-autonomous organisation linked to the Iranian government.
The Iran regime has supported Bashar Al-Assad throughout the Syrian civil war.