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A Run Down of ISIS's Hit List

From beheadings to burnings and everything in between, all the atrocities since last August show what the Islamic State really looks like.

Liberman Praises Jordanian King for Executing ISIS Terrorists

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday praised Jordan's King Abdullah for executing two terrorists in 'revenge' against ISIS.

Who is the Woman ISIS so Desperately Wants Freed from Jordan?

Why did ISIS drop its demand for $200 million in ransom, and instead seek the release of a female terrorist in Jordanian custody?

ISIS Executes Nearly 2,000 in Syria in Six Months

Syrian monitoring organization says ISIS has killed 1,878 people in Syria over the past six months.

ISIS Executes Fighters who Tried to Escape

ISIS executes 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa.

ISIS Continues to Execute 'Criminals' in Iraq and Syria

ISIS recently executed two Syrian men convicted of collaborating with the Assad regime.

Iran Claims Most Executions Are Over Drug Smuggling

93 percent of executions in the country involve drug smuggling, says Iranian official in response to UN report.

UN Concerned Over Continued Executions in Iran

UN's rapporteur for Iran says there is a surge of executions in the country, even under "reformist" Rouhani.

Iranian Man Executed for 'Heresy'

Former psychologist executed for heresy in Iran after being convicted of “corruption on earth and heresy in religion.”

Report: Hamas Executes Officer over Spying Charges

Hamas executes a Palestinian Arab officer accused of spying for Israel, the latest in a series of similar incidents.

IS Publicly Executes Alleged Spies in Iraq

IS terrorists publicly execute eight Sunni men in a small northern Iraqi village for allegedly plotting against the group.

Fatah Official: What's the Difference Between Hamas and ISIS?

Senior Fatah official Tawfiq Tirawi slams Hamas executions, brutalization of Fatah members in Gaza, compares with ISIS.

War Crimes Indictment Filed Against Hamas Head at ICC

Shurat Hadin civil rights group turns to International Criminal Court over Hamas's summary executions of dozens of 'collaborators'.

IS Executes Scores of Captured Syrian Soldiers

IS posts a video showing the execution of Syrian soldiers captured when the group seized an airbase in the province of Raqqa.

Report: After Executions, Hamas Arrests 150 More 'Collaborators'

Following a string of public executions, an increasingly paranoid Hamas continues frantic investigation into IDF targeting of top leaders.

PA Blasts Hamas for Executing 'Collaborators with Israel'

The Palestinian Authority blasts Hamas officials for executing more than 20 alleged collaborators with Israel, saying this is illegal.

Amnesty Condemns Hamas Over Executions

Amnesty International calls on Hamas to stop executions of suspected collaborators, hours after 18 more Gazans are executed by the group.

ISIS Crucifies One of Its Own in Syria

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant executes and crucifies one of its own men for corruption.

UN Rights Chief: ISIS 'Almost Certainly' Committed War Crimes

UN's human rights chief, Navi Pillay, says ISIS terrorists have almost certainly committed war crimes by executing hundreds in Iraq.

U.S. Voices Concerns Over Iran Executions

The United States voices concerns about the large number of executions in Iran, after an opposition activist is hanged.

Hamas Kills Palestinian Arabs for 'Collaborating' with Israel

Hamas executes 'collaborators.' Will this become the norm in a unity government?

Syria: Jihadists Execute 22 People in Aleppo

Jihadists from the ISIS execute 22 people after taking control of a town in Aleppo province.

Iran Hangs Arab Poet As 'Enemy of G-d'

Ethnic-Arab Iranian who spoke against mistreatment of local Arabs executed for 'waging war on G-d,' spreading 'corruption on earth.'

UN Experts Slam Surge in Iranian Executions

After Amnesty report reveals two people executed every day so far this year, UN calls on Tehran to curb the killings.

January 2014: Two People Executed Every Day in Iran

Amnesty International slams 'meaningless change of image' by Islamic Republic. Many executions given for political crimes.

Gaza 'Collaborator' Sentenced to Death by Hanging

Hamas-run military court sentences a man to death by hanging after finding him guilty collaborating with Israeli authorities.

UN Decries New Execution Tactics in Iraq

Shifting tactics in sectarian violence continues to raise fears over all-out war between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq.

Syria Jihadists Execute Members of Rival Faction

In the latest atrocity of the Syrian civil war, Al-Qaeda-linked rebels execute the commander of a rival rebel faction and six of his men.

Iranian Who Survived Hanging May Or May Not be Re-executed

A 37-year-old Iranian was convicted of smuggling drugs, hanged, pronounced dead and survived. What happens now?

Hamas Executes a Prisoner Convicted of Murder

Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers hang a prisoner who was convicted of murder, the first death penalty for a criminal offence since 2012.

Amnesty Warns: Hamas Planning to Execute Two Men

Amnesty International says Hamas plans to execute two prisoners in Gaza this week, one of them for "collaboration with an enemy entity."

EU Slams Gaza for Executions of 'Collaborators'

EU calls on Gaza's Hamas terrorist rulers to stop executing those found guilty of collaborating with Israel.

Amnesty International Calls for Campaign Against Gaza Executions

Amnesty calls on the public to mail Gaza’s Hamas rulers and protest the hanging of two local men.

Hamas Hangs Two 'Collaborators' with Israel

Hamas hangs two men who were convicted ten years of ago of collaborating with "the occupation".

Gaza May Bring Back Public Hangings

Gaza plans public executions. Leaders remain unsure if their weapons are a threat to Israel, or an Israeli plot.

Iraq Executes 7 Convicted of Terror Offenses

Iraq has executed seven people convicted of terror-related offenses, despite calls for country to declare moratorium on death penalty.

Hamas Sentences Man to Death for Spying for Israel

Gaza’s Hamas rulers sentence a local man to death by strangulation after he was convicted of spying for "an enemy entity".

Saudi Arabia’s Lack of Swordsmen Kills Ancient Execution Method

What’s a kingdom to do when carrying out the ancient death sentence of beheading is impossible due to a lack of skilled swordsmen?

Saudi Firing Squad Publicly Executes Seven 'Robbers'

A Saudi firing squad on Wednesday publicly executed seven men convicted of armed robbery, the interior ministry announced.

Hamas to Investigate Executions of 'Collaborators'

Hamas will establish a committee to investigate the execution without trial of seven Gazans during Operation Pillar of Defense.

Hamas Kills 6 Gaza Men for ‘Collaboration’

Hamas shoots six Gaza residents in the street for allegedly having hi-tech cameras in order ‘to take footage of positions.’