World Oct 28 Latest Islamic State propaganda video depicts British hostage as war correspondent 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. By Ayan Sheikh
World Oct 17 Kobani key to U.S. strategy against Islamic State WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the United States wants to admit. By Lara Jakes, Associated Press