DEIR EZZOR, SYRIA — ISIS militants have publicly beheaded two women. The women were executed along with their husbands in Deir Ezzor, Syria under charges of sorcery and witchcraft.
ISIS has been known to stone women to death and has also beheaded female Kurdish soldiers who were already dead, but this is reportedly the first case of civilian women being executed in this fashion.
Reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say that the executions were held publicly on al-Takaya street, and eight people were publicly crucified for charges that include banditry, involvement in the drug trade, and failure to fast during the holy time of Ramadan.
Public executions are meant to instill fear in those who oppose the radical Islamist group, which is currently celebrating the one-year anniversary of the beginning of their "caliphate." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7cRnh48Tj0
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