(Iraq) It appears that the little big men of ISIS have become angry at how the US has reversed their military gains inside Iraq and forced them onto the backfoot. After releasing a video which stated that they will make the US pay for striking from the air, the not so nice people of ISIS have followed that up by releasing a video of them beheading a man James Foley, a freelance American journalist who has been missing since 2012 after he was kidnapped in Syria.
The video, titled "A message to America", shows the captive on his knees, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, next to a militant clad completely in black with his face covered. The victim makes a statement calling on his family to rise up against the United States, who he calls his "real killers". "I call on my friends, family, and loved ones to rise up against my real killers, the US government, for what will happen to me is only a result of their complacency and criminality," he said.
"My message to my beloved parents, save me some dignity and don't accept any meager compensation for my death from the same people who effectively hit the last nail in my coffin from their recent aerial campaign in Iraq."
He is then gruesomely murdered by the militant clad in black, who, speaking in English with a British accent, warns the US to stop intervening in Iraq. A second prisoner also appears in the video - believed to be another American journalist, Steven Sotloff - with a warning that he will be the next to die depending on US president Barack Obama's "next decision".
Update 1
It has transpired that the US attempted a rescue mission for Mr Foley and other hostages where every branch of the US military was involved. Unfortunately for the captives of Islamic terrorists in Syria, when the troops set foot at the location, no hostages were to be found and after a brief firefight with terrorists, they left.
Update 2
The employers of Mr Foley have revealed that ISIS contacted them last year and demanded $132m (£80m) ransom for his release.
The video, titled "A message to America", shows the captive on his knees, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, next to a militant clad completely in black with his face covered. The victim makes a statement calling on his family to rise up against the United States, who he calls his "real killers". "I call on my friends, family, and loved ones to rise up against my real killers, the US government, for what will happen to me is only a result of their complacency and criminality," he said.
"My message to my beloved parents, save me some dignity and don't accept any meager compensation for my death from the same people who effectively hit the last nail in my coffin from their recent aerial campaign in Iraq."
He is then gruesomely murdered by the militant clad in black, who, speaking in English with a British accent, warns the US to stop intervening in Iraq. A second prisoner also appears in the video - believed to be another American journalist, Steven Sotloff - with a warning that he will be the next to die depending on US president Barack Obama's "next decision".
Update 1
It has transpired that the US attempted a rescue mission for Mr Foley and other hostages where every branch of the US military was involved. Unfortunately for the captives of Islamic terrorists in Syria, when the troops set foot at the location, no hostages were to be found and after a brief firefight with terrorists, they left.
Update 2
The employers of Mr Foley have revealed that ISIS contacted them last year and demanded $132m (£80m) ransom for his release.
