ISIS Executed Dozens in Libyan Stronghold, Report Says

May 18, 2016, 12:29 PM

The militant group ISIS has executed at least 49 people in the Libyan city of Sirte since declaring its presence there in February 2015, according to a report.

The report from advocacy group Human Rights Watch says that ISIS militants decapitated, shot and hanged people accused of a slew of violations including “spying,” “sorcery,” and “insulting God.