Syrian Justice Ministry says photos are ` ` fake '' and have no relevance to the detainees . It also says pictures show ` ` foreign terrorists '' and regime officials killed by them . In the photos , lifeless bodies show signs of starvation , brutal beatings , strangulation and other forms of torture and killing , according to the report . The photos of alleged systematic torture and killing in Syria come as peace talks are to begin . The authors say they show ` ` systematic torture and killing '' of people by al - Qaeda regime .
Syrian Justice Ministry says photos are ` ` fake '' and have no relevance to the detainees . It also says pictures show ` ` foreign terrorists '' and regime officials killed by them . The photos of alleged systematic torture and killing in Syria come as peace talks are to begin . The authors say they show ` ` systematic torture and killing '' of people by al - Qaeda regime .