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World Oct 07

WATCH: As ISIS members face U.S. charges, James Foley’s mother hopes they ‘understand their crimes’

By Morgan Till

World Apr 02

U.S. hostage families seek better government support, report says

Family members of Americans who are imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant groups say in a new report that the U.S. government must do better in communicating with them.

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Nation Oct 10

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Turkish military forces conduct a joint ground patrol inside the security mechanism area in northeast, Syria, September 8, 2019. Picture taken September 8, 2019. U.S. Army/Spc. Alec Dionne/Handout via Reuters
U.S. moves 2 British ISIS members from Syria

The two men killed a number of people including journalist James Foley and fellow Americans Steven Sotloff and Peter Kassig.

By Deb Riechmann, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

World May 05

A man holds a sign in memory of American journalist James Foley during a protest against the Assad regime in Syria in Times Square in New York on Aug. 22, 2014. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Despite advances under Obama, lack of transparency can hinder hostage families

When it comes to negotiating hostage releases from terrorist networks, the United States’ “no-concessions” policy puts many decisions in the hands of the families, leaving them wondering what to do.

By Larisa Epatko

Nation Nov 17

Mother of slain journalist wants U.S. to review hostage policy

The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was publicly beheaded in August 2014 by the Islamic State, says her family felt abandoned by the American government. She wants to see a review of the U.S. hostage policy.

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

Jun 24

Obama clears the way for hostages’ families to pay ransom

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is clearing the way for families of U.S. hostages to pay ransom to terror groups without fear of prosecution, as the White House seeks to address criticism from those whose loved ones have been killed…

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Oct 28

Latest Islamic State propaganda video depicts British hostage as war correspondent

By Ayan Sheikh

Freelance British photojournalist, John Cantlie — abducted in 2012 along with U.S. journalist James Foley — appears in the Islamic State’s latest video as a foreign correspondent reporting from the Syrian town of Kobani, the New York Times reported.

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Oct 03

Islamic State militants release video that purports to be beheading of British aid worker

By Joshua Barajas

Islamic State militants released a video Friday night that purportedly shows the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning, the Associated Press reports. This is amid ongoing U.S. airstrikes against the extremist group’s strongholds along the Syria-Iraq border.

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Sep 13

Video purports to show beheading of British aid worker by Islamic State

By News Desk

Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purports to show the beheading of British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines, the Associated Press reports.

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Sep 10

For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads ‘In the Absence of Sparrows’

By Anne Azzi Davenport

Poet Daniel Johnson wrote "In the Absence of Sparrows" during the 656-day captivity of his close friend, journalist James Foley. on Aug 19, Foley became the first American citizen known to be killed by the Islamic State group.

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