The Islamic State terrorist group has killed almost 2,000 people in the past six months, said a recent report from a British organization that monitors terrorism activities in Syria.
The militant group reportedly executed 1,878 individuals, most of which were civilians, as stated in the report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Among the 1,878 people who were killed, there were reportedly eight women and four children.
Aside from executing civilians, the Islamic State has also killed about 120 of its own members who wanted to go back to their own countries.
According to the report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the head of the terrorist group, Rami Abdulrahman told Reuters that they killed 1,175 civilians, 930 of which belonged to a Sunni Muslim tribe named Sheitaat. He said his group has fought with members of the Sheitaat since August to gain control of several oilfields in Syria.
The Islamic State group has also beheaded a few foreign nationals, including two U.S. journalists and three aid workers, one American, and the other two British.
The executions were part of the terrorist group's attempts to dissuade the US's efforts to neutralise them, showcased by heavy bombing in Syria since September.
According to the report, Syria is still one of the most dangerous places in the world, with more than 200,000 people killed in the last three years due to the Syrian civilian war.
Since the rise of IS in June, it has fought with government forces, as well as an US-led international coalition.