Timeline of the Islamic State (2014)
1 May: ISIS carried out a total of seven public executions in the city of Ar-Raqqah, in northern Syria. Pictures that emerged from the city show how ISIS had been carrying out public crucifixions in areas under its control. In most of these crucifixions, the victims were shot first and their bodies were then displayed, but there were also reports of crucifixions after the victims were shot or beheaded. In one case, a man was said to have been "crucified alive for eight hours," but there was no indication of whether he died.