ISIS boils alive seven of its own terror members for fleeing battle

The Islamic State militants recently executed seven of its own fighters who had tried to abandon the battlefield by boiling them to death.

According to Daily Star, an unnamed local source confirmed to Arabic-language media that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) terrorist group executed its own men by boiling them alive.

"ISIL/Daesh executed seven of its militants who had fled Sharqat battlefield in Salahuddin by putting them in containers with boiling water," the source was quoted as saying.

The militants reportedly tied down the convicted fighters' hands and legs before tossing them into the boiling cauldron.

Only last month, the militants reportedly gunned down 19 of its fighters who had also tried to run away from the battlegrounds in the neighborhoods of al-Shuhada and al-Nassaf in Central Fallujah.

In May, ISIS used another ferocious way of killing when it fed several of its leaders to savage dogs as punishment for their failed efforts. It is believed that the terrorist group aims to introduce violent methods of killing to frighten members into discipline.

"IS uses any members who are thought to be of no use, for the organization to frighten other members," said Kurdish sociologist Dler Ahmed, as reported by AhlulBayt (a.s.) News Agency (ABNA).

However, the sociologist noted that IS' tactics of brutal execution would not fend off forces opposed to the terrorist group.

On Saturday, July 2, the governor of Salahuddin province, Ahmed Jabouri, announced that Iraqi security forces are gaining grounds against the militant group.

"The Iraqi military troops are advancing against ISIS in the military operations and there are excellent plans to dig trenches to hold the ground," Daily Star quoted the governor as saying.

Jabouri added, "The security forces now have considerable experience in combating ISIS in the cities. They are stationed around 10 km from the centre of al-Sharqat."