Religion and Politics

Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria

In The New York Times, Rukmini Callmachi reports, “The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria posted a video on Tuesday that it said showed the beheading of James Foley, an American journalist who was kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago.” In the video, a masked ISIS fighter said that Foley’s execution “is in retaliation for the recent American airstrikes ordered by President Obama” against ISIS.

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