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The latest victims of the ISIS campaign of terror in Syria and Iraq have been revealed in a shocking new set of photos published online by the jihadist group's media arm.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Sunni tribesmen were from Shaitat, near Deir ez Zor, which has long been considered a key strategic target for the ISIS owing to the eastern province’s considerable oil revenue.
Rounded up and marched into the desert, they are made to kneel on the dusty ground before being systematically shot in the head. Others aren't so lucky. One image shows a jihadi fighter gleefully carving off a prisoner's head as the victim screams in agony.
Prisoners: Members of the Sunni Shaitat tribe are rounded up and marched to their deaths in Syria by fighters from ISIS in a series of horrific images posted online by the jihadist group
Ruthless: Bent double and barefooted, with their hands are bound behind their backs with rope, the prisoners are marched to the execution site in the desert near Deir ez Zor in Syra
The consequences for betraying ISIS is clear, even for Sunni Muslims, who are accused of 'banditry and treachery' and described as 'corrupt hyenas' by the militant group.
'The punishment of those who fight Allah and his Messenger and spread mischief on earth is to kill or crucify or cut off their hands and feet,' the group declared.
The tribe had previously made a deal with ISIS to remain neutral but the agreement collapsed after the locals became disillusioned by the Islamic State’s interference.
Fighting broke out in the province when the Sunni Shaitat tribe rose up in defiance against ISIS, burning down their headquarters and forcing the fighters to withdraw from the villages of Abu Hamam, Kashkiyeh and Ghranj.
A swift and powerful counter attack was launched by ISIS and a large number of rebellious tribesmen were taken prisoner.
Fighting for ISIS, the British jihadist, Reyaad Khan, known by the nom de guerre Abu Dujana, wrote on Twitter: 'lol those cow-hugging tribesmen forget who dawlah are… The moustache men in Deir [ez Zour] need to realise that we are not afraid to slaughter all of Deir to its ground and turn it red if required…'
The 20-year-old, previously schooled in Cardiff, predicted that ISIS would not allow the Shaitat tribe to escape unpunished and that the prisoners were to expect torture and death.
Crimes against humanity: The captives are then lined up and ordered to kneel down on the dusty ground
Barbaric: Around 20 ISIS fighters stand behind the line of men and the squad of jihadists begin to murder the prisoners
Photos were released yesterday showing prisoners being forced to march through the desert by masked ISIS fighters.
Bent double and barefooted, their hands are bound behind their backs with rope.
Some of them can be seen holding the t-shirt of the prisoner in front of them with their teeth to keep up with the line.
Their tormentors push and force the prisoners to bow their heads.
None of the prisoners appear to be wearing any form of military insignia. They are all clad in civilian clothes, including one man wearing a faded Inter Milan shirt.
They are then lined up and ordered to kneel down on the dusty ground.
Around 20 ISIS fighters stand behind the line of men and the squad of jihadis begin to gun down the line of prisoners.
Thick brown dust billows up as the bullets of their AK-47s strike the prisoners.
A couple of jihadists approach the dead prisoners and finish off any survivors from point-blank range
Sick: A jihadist appears to be smiling as he holds a terrified man by his hair and begins to slice through his neck with a hunting knife
The bodies slump on the ground and the neat line of men becomes a pile of corpses.
A couple of jihadists approach the dead prisoners and finish off any survivors from point blank range.
With the coldblooded shootings complete, one jihadi is shown beheading a prisoner who is kneeling on the ground.
He appears to be smiling as he holds the terrified man by his dark curly hair and begins to slice through his neck with a hunting knife.
The next photo shows the kneeling prisoner writhing in agony with blood pouring from a large neck wound.
Brutal: Other captives are shot before being tied to makeshift crucifixes
His severed head is placed on the back of his dead body. Shocking close-up photos of splattered brains and severed heads were also released.
Other photos show three captured tribesmen, accused of collaborating in anti-ISIS activities, being taken to the centre of Jerthe, near the town of Deiz ez Zor.
One of the captives wears a T-shirt with the German flag and the word German emblazoned on his back. Another prisoner wears a red Manchester United shirt with the number 15. All the prisoners have been blindfolded and are led towards a roundabout.
They are positioned in front of a cross, where they are ordered to kneel down. A scarf covered jihadist pulls out a pistol and one by one, shoots the prisoners in the head.
A crowd of local men watch from behind a low fence, some of them are taking photos or filming the executions with their mobile phones
The blindfolds are removed and then used to tie the bodies upon two crudely assembled crosses built from what appears to be a couple of metal scaffolding poles.
Large pools of blood can be seen collecting near the wooden base of the cross.
In the background, a crowd of local men are watching from behind a low fence, some of them are taking photos or filming the executions with their mobile phones.
In one of the last photos, a fighter can be seen holding the familiar black flag of ISIS, adorned with the words 'There is no god, but God' and the seal declaring 'Mohammed is the messenger of God', written in Kufic Arabic in white text.
The flag bearer also appears to be carrying a video camera, enhancing the probability that the ISIS media branch - the 'Information Office of the State of Goodness' - will be releasing a video of the shocking scenes, as with their previous acts of brutality.
ISIS is the most feared group fighting in Iraq and Syria. They are known for their extreme brutality, radical interpretation of Sharia and their abundance of foreign fighters in their ranks.
Since the conflict started in March 2011, more than 170,000 people have been killed in Syria.
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