World Oct 07 WATCH: As ISIS members face U.S. charges, James Foley’s mother hopes they ‘understand their crimes’ By Morgan Till
Nation Oct 10 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
Politics Jun 24 Obama clears the way for hostages’ families to pay ransom 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… By Julie Pace, Associated Press
World Oct 03 Islamic State militants release video that purports to be beheading of British aid worker 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. By Joshua Barajas
World Sep 13 Video purports to show beheading of British aid worker by Islamic State 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. By News Desk
Sep 03 U.S. analysts conclude that Islamic State militants killed Sotloff after Foley By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence analysis has concluded that American journalist Steven Sotloff was beheaded by Islamic State militants at some point after a similar killing of another U.S. reporter. Continue reading
Sep 03 Beheadings won’t intimidate U.S., Obama says By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama still did not give a timeline for deciding on a strategy to go after the extremist group's operations in Syria. "It's going to take time for us to be able to roll them back," the president said at a… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch How should the U.S. respond to Steven Sotloff’s killing? By PBS News Hour For reaction, Judy Woodruff talks to Charles Sennott of The GroundTruth Project. Then, former National Security Council staff Lt. Col. Douglas Ollivant (Ret.), former Counterterrorism Official Daniel Benjamin and former State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter discuss how the killing affects… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Islamic State declares beheading of U.S. reporter Steven Sotloff By PBS News Hour In a gruesome video, Islamic State radicals purportedly beheaded Steven Sotloff -- a 31-year-old American freelancer who went missing in Syria last year. In the video posted on Aug. 19 of the beheading of James Foley, the militant group warned… Continue watching
Sep 02 Second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, killed by Islamic extremists By Larisa Epatko U.S. authorities have confirmed that an online video showing Islamic State militants killing American journalist Steven Sotloff is authentic. Continue reading