'Blasphemer' executed by ISIS in latest atrocity in Syria

A series of gruesome photographs show a man being led out of a van handcuffed and blindfolded before he is executed by a masked man, wielding a meat cleaver. 

His beheading is believed to have taken place in Hama in Syria. 

The series of photos are the latest images released by the militant group which is increasingly using propaganda to encourage would-be jihadi fighters and spread fear among those working against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

In one of the images the victims is seen blindfolded and kneeling on the floor, surrounded by men with guns. An executioner, with his face covered, stands behind him with what appears to be a meat cleaver raised over his head.

The next photo, which is too disturbing to publish, shows the man after he has been murdered with his severed head placed on his body.

Each of the images are similar to videos released of British and American hostages who have also beheaded by the militants.

It follows a video released by ISIS which week that warns 'America will burn' and threatens a repeat of the 9/11 atrocity that saw the twin towers destroyed.

The 11-minute video features some of the group's most brutal killings - such as the beheading of American journalist James Foley and the brutal burning of Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh as he stood in a cage. 

The twin towers and still images of Osama bin Laden are also shown during the short video. 

Propaganda is increasingly being used by ISIS as a way of attracting new recruits and gaining notoriety. 

The latest photographs follow a video released last month which show eight suspected informers, all dressed in red jumpsuits, being executed. 

In January, ISIS militants threatened to behead Barack Obama and turn the US into a Muslim province in another gruesome video that emerged from their self-styled caliphate.

(dailymail.co.uk)