Four civilians were decapitated and crucified in the city of al-Bukamal, situated near the border with Iraq and 650 kilometers (403 miles) northeast of the capital Damascus, earlier this month, Syria’s official Sana news agency reported on Tuesday.
Daesh members captured Bukamal in late June after militants from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front withdrew from the area in the wake of defection of their commander, Abu Yusuf al-Masri, and his allegiance to Daesh.
Meanwhile, Daesh has killed and crucified six civilians at a roundabout in al-Subekhan town of Syria’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor.
More than 200,000 people have died so far in the conflict in Syria, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein.
Over 7.2 million Syrians have also become internally displaced due to the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to the UN.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than two million registered refugees have taken shelter in Turkey and Lebanon, adding that several countries, including the Persian Gulf Arab states and Latin American countries, have not accepted any Syrian refugees.
