https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/21/why-isis-emphasizes-beheading/Azrb65gWaiVfbz8aTiE8DI/story.html
Although the multitude of ways to terrorize the public, ISIS put an emphasis on beheading as psychological terror places a large role in the way they recruit people . Terrorists' aim is to recruit as many people for their cause as possible, and in the recent years, common attacks much like bombings and mass killings have lost their "shock value." As a result, beheadings gain more attention than that of the same old attacks, especially on social media considering it is a different way of terrorizing people. They hope to attract more attention, and with that recruit more people. Hence, beheading is a strategic way to grow their Islamic State.
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