US ally Saudi Arabia beheads adulterers, apostates, and sorcerers within its own borders

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a prominent member of the coalition formed to bomb ISIL after the group released its beheading videos on the Worldwide Web. However, the Saudi Kingdom's own practice of beheading has led to bad press for the coalition. In February, an Amnesty International report bore the headline “Saudi Arabia beheading nearly two people per week this year.” It included a photograph of an executioner raising his sword above the neck of a condemned man on his knees in a public square. A September 11th Washington Post headline read "Saudi Arabia, key to Obama’s strategy, beheaded at least 8 people last month" and cited Amnesty International reports.