Beheading by Salafi jihadist groups

Extremist Salafi jihadist groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda have used beheading as a method of killing captives. Since 2002, ISIS have circulated beheading videos as a form of terror and propaganda. Their actions have been condemned by militant and other terrorist groups, as well as by mainstream Islamic scholars and organizations.

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