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Man purported to be U.S. journalist James Foley at an unknown location

Islamic State Hostages Suffered Torture Before Beheading – Report

The four Islamic State hostages whose barbaric beheadings made headlines around the world earlier this year suffered extreme forms of physical torture, according to a report detailing the life of foreign captives with the jihadists.

David Haines

ISIL Beheads British Aid Worker David Cawthorne Haines

British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines has been beheaded by the Islamic State group (ISIL), according to a video that has circulated Saturday in a website associated with the terrorists, making him the third Westerner and the first British hostage to be executed in recent weeks.

James Foley Family Threatened By Obama Administration With Prosecution Should They Pay Son's Ransom

James Foley Family Threatened By Obama Administration With Prosecution Should They Pay Son's Ransom To ISIS

The Foley family divulged that administration officials and military officers threatened them with prosecution should they pay son's ransom

ISIS Fighter In James Foley Beheading Video Identified, U.S. Authorities Say

U.S. officials believe they already have the identity of the masked ISIS fighter in the James Foley beheading video released three weeks ago.

ISIS forces in Iraq

How ISIS Uses Brutality As Propaganda To Sow Panic, Recruit Members

Experts agree that the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant's (ISIS) release of video executing American-Israeli journalist Steven Sotloff was meant to cause global panic and to recruit members from around the world.

Steven Sotloff

Executed Journalist Steven Sotloff's Family Remembers Him as a 'Gentle Soul'

For the first time since his death, the grieving family of beheaded journalist Steven Sotloff speaks out in public as they remember his life and how he devoted it to giving voice "to those who had none."

President Barack Obama

Obama Asked Why He Has Not Retaliated Against ISIS Yet

The "Second Message to America" has been released on Tuesday and it showed the alleged beheading of the other American journalist, Steven Sotloff, but there has been no response yet from the American government.

Islamic State (IS)

Steven Sotloff’s Execution Proves ISIS Will Not Negotiate

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIS) execution of Steven Stoloff only proved they never intended to negotiate with the U.S. or its allies.

Steven Sotloff

Bravery Under Pressure: Who Was Executed U.S. Journalist Steven Sotloff?

On Tuesday, the world was once again shocked at the brutal execution of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, at the hands of ISIS. His death comes less than a week after his mother released a video pleading with the militant group to spare her son's life.

Steven Sotloff

Steven Sotloff's Beheading Might Have Come Weeks After James Foley's Execution -U.S. Officials

The Islamic State (IS) taped the execution of Steven Joel Sotloff and released the footage entitled "A Second Message to America" on the Internet on Tuesday.

Steven Sotloff

Mother of ISIS Captive Plea: 'Please Release My Son'

In a broadcast Wednesday on Al Arabiya Network Shirley Sotloff, mother of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, made a heartfelt plea to the militant group ISIS who has been holding her son captive in Syria for over a year.

Foley

Was James Foley Killed A Year Ago?

In the aftermath of the execution of James Foley at the hands of the Islamic State, also called ISIS, comes the claim that the American journalist was killed a year ago.

Man purported to be U.S. journalist James Foley at an unknown location

U.S. Must Rethink Policy On Terrorist Kidnappings, James Foley’s Family Say

James Foley's family expressed sentiments that included the United States' need to rethink its policies towards terrorist kidnappings, reports said. The family cited inconsistencies in the negotiation process on James' case.

Barack Obama

Obama Plagued With Criticism As Vacation Ends

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his two-week vacation but he is still plagued with criticism as some viewed his Martha’s Vineyard trip as a form of detachment from the problems the country is facing.

Foley's Death May Have Been Staged --Forensic Experts

Despite the shock brought about by the death of American journalist, James Foley, recent updates from forensic experts alleged that the video of the beheading was staged.

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