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On July 1, 2015, the Islamic State (ISIS) media office in Iraq's Fallujah province published a series of photos showing the execution of four more men convicted of engaging in homosexual acts.[1] This follows reports on similar executions in other parts of Iraq: in Mosul on June 3, 2015[2] and in the town of Al- Ba'aj in Al-Jazira province on May 3, 2015.[3] It appears that ISIS is consistently imposing the same sharia punishment on homosexuals, namely dropping them head first from the roof of a tall building and then stoning them. The latest report, which includes seven photos, was published on the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam (Shamikh1.info) and distributed via social media.
Below are several of the photos:
The photo album was distributed on social media with this promotional banner.
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[1] For more on ISIS's campaign against homosexuals and the religious justifications it presents for it, see the MEMRI JTTM report, "ISIS Campaign Of Executing Homosexuals – By Stoning, Shooting, Throwing Off Roofs, Public Torture: In Accordance With Shari'a Law As Explained By Influential Mainstream Islamic Preachers, Scholars On Leading Arab Media Outlets, Including Al-Jazeera, Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV – WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGES," March 10, 2015.
[2] See MEMRI JTTM report ISIS Executes Homosexuals By Dropping Them Head First From Roof Of Tall Building (Warning – Graphic Images), June 3, 2015
[3] See MEMRI JTTM report WARNING: Graphic Images. ISIS Executes Homosexuals By Casting Them Off Rooftops, Shooting Them, May 3, 2015
