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An ISIS Terrorist targeting with a bazooka type RPG-7 on a car in which are tied four prisoners. The scene is from a new ISIS Propaganda Video

06/23/2015 - 16:51 clock

In a new video from the province of Nineveh (northern Iraq) ISIS shows the barbaric execution of 16 Iraqi men. The methods of the terrorists are selected from cruelty. They show a new level of sadism of the jihadist group.

The title of the seven-minute video is "When you return, we will return" - a quote from the Koran, Sura 8:19, which refers to the war against "infidels".

Document of horror

First scene: Four alleged "spies" in orange overalls must take a forced confession, then they must get into a car. The men are handcuffed to the handles of the truck.

Then shoots a ISIS-Terrorist with a bazooka on the car. While it burns out, the camera keeps on burning inmates until their cries fall silent.

The terrorists show for several seconds as the car burns — The terrorists show for several seconds, as the car burns

Change of scene: After the "confessions" of five other men they are performed in the courtyard of an opulent estate. There is a steel cage suspended over a pool of water.The men are locked in the cage. Slowly he is lowered with the prisoners.

On cage lattice film cameras the agony of drowning.

In the third scene have seven men put "confessions" before they are carried out on a field. There, a ISIS executioner ties the kneeling men a blue ribbon with explosives around their necks - the explosion rips their heads from the trunk. Again and again plays ISIS from this execution scene.

At the end of a last prisoner is led to the mutilated bodies and must look at them.His fate remains unclear.

On the band's explosive. The men will head blown by the body — On the band's explosive. Men is the head torn from the body

Photo: Twitter

Cruelty is justified by sharia

As justification for the sadistic methods of execution ISIS refers to the method of "qisas": In Sharia law, this means that certain crimes are rewarded similar to the original deed. To legitimize the atrocities videos therefore alleged victims of the struggle are first shown against the terrorist militia.

The argument from ISIS-view: The alleged spies for their alleged collaboration with anti-ISIS forces to blame for the suffering of the civilian population, thus must have the same "punishment" be their lot.

However, the principle of "qisas" as ISIS it is practiced, highly controversial even among jihadi scholars. Only a minority of them considers that the application is justified.

Tactical resources and recruitment assistance

For ISIS publishing such vile videos fulfills several purposes. Firstly, the medial certificates of their cruelty serve as an important tactical tool. The Al-Qaeda ideologue Abu Bakr Naji lay in his 2004 work "The Management of Barbarism" is why possible cruel staged terror was an effective weapon. Naji Scripture applies under ISIS ideologues as a standard work.

The fact that the jihadists are successful with this tactic proved taking Mosul in June 2014. Shortly before that ISIS had published the fourth part of the video series "The blades of the swords". In the more than hour-long video attacks and brutal executions were shown. Was circulated the video via social networks - with the effect desired by ISIS: Many Sunni security forces deserting, Shiites fled, ISIS could occupy Mosul almost without a fight.

In addition, the abomination videos meet a recruiting purpose: The sympathizers of the terrorist group is obvious to people with pronounced affinity violence and strong sadistic tendencies. Compared to competing terrorist groups that prepare their murders less media, ISIS has the advantage of satisfying the sadistic needs of this group stronger.