To learn more about the video, TheBlaze reached out to Jonathan Spyer, senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center, who speaks Arabic and has been monitoring the Syrian conflict.

“The men first claim to be Sunni Muslims, and the gunman asks them various questions relating to Sunni religious practice. They are unable to answer the questions and in the end admit that they are Alawites,” Spyer explains of the incident that he says likely took place near Ramadi in Iraq’s Anbar Province.

The perpetrators wear military-type uniforms and black scarves over their heads, holding machine guns, while at least one is fully masked with a large ammunition belt hanging around his neck.

It appears the incident may have been pre-planned for public relations purposes, as the scene shown in the YouTube video was filmed from two separate angles.

“The ISIS organization has emerged as a scourge in rebel controlled areas, carrying out kidnappings and sectarian killings. This is an example of the phenomenon,” says Spyer.

While Christians are at risk daily in countries like Egypt, Syria and Iraq, the video provides an example of the dangers facing other other religious minorities in the crosshairs of Sunni radicals, including practitioners of the Alawite faith, an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam of which Syrian President Bashar Assad is a member and protector.

“The jihadi uses the insulting term ‘nusayri’ to describe the Alawites. The jihadis are referred to as the ‘lions of Anbar’ and the incident appears to be taking place in Anbar province, Iraq, probably close to the border with Syria. The men are referred to as ‘nusayri (alawi) spies’ in the title,” Spyer adds.

At the end of the video, one of the ISIS members is seen throwing a burning object at one of the trucks, which begins to burn and smoke.