Since its entry into Raqqa, the ISIS terrorrist group has attempted to spread fear into the hearts of civilians by kidnapping and killing activists, journalists, and other people.

Many reports have come out of ISIS’s prisons concerning its prescribed torture methods, including psychological torture: “The ISIS prison wardens would speak continuously of the coming retribution. ISIS men would enter, place knives on our necks and threaten to kill us. An ISIS member would occasionally enter carrying a prisoner’s amputated head, promising the others a similar fate,” stated Ahmed, an activist in the “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” movement.

In the streets of Raqqa, ISIS erected steel cages filled with human skulls to imprison women for one night who disobey its laws.

Torture is both a punishment and a means for the wardens to satisfy themselves and their bosses. Their ideas come from the darkest side of human creativity.

The primary torture method that is used during interrogations of men and women that violate ISIS’s laws (and is recognized as customary punishment by ISIS legislation) is lashing. Lashing is used to elicit information and confessions from victims; Newsweek reported.

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