The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a campaign asking citizens to help identify any possible foreign Islamic State fighters. An online form has been set up so that anyone can submit potential tips. "We need the public's assistance in identifying U.S. persons going to fight overseas with terrorist groups or who are returning home from fighting overseas," said assistant director … [Read more...]
Parents of American Hostage Held by ISIS Release Letter Written by Kassig
Peter Edward Kassig, the latest hostage to be threatened with beheading by the Islamic State extremist group, was abducted in Lebanon last year while leading a humanitarian mission for Syrian refugees. After urging the Islamic State to release their son in a YouTube video, the former Army Ranger’s parents released a letter written by Kassig earlier this year, in which he expresses his fear of … [Read more...]
Cameron Vows to Hunt Down Alan Henning’s Killers
After the Islamic State warned westerners that they would kill Alan Henning in a video released last month, the extremist Sunni group has carried out their threat and released the video showing the murder of the British hostage. Henning was a taxi driver and agreed to come to Syria to help in humanitarian missions as a driver. The 47-year-old was kidnapped last December, as he was driving a … [Read more...]
American Intelligence Claims to Have Identified Militant in Beheading Videos
According to American Intelligence agencies, the militant in the beheading videos posted on propaganda websites by Islamic State militants, was identified. The fighter appears in two different videotapes where U.S. journalists are beheaded by ISIS. F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, made this information public, declining however to name the man in the video. In the meantime, agents from United … [Read more...]
Alan Henning’s Family Desperately Urging ISIS for Mercy
Last night, Alan Henning’s family made a desperate appeal for mercy and asked the Islamic State for the British hostage’s release. Their request comes after rumors on social networking sites claiming that the 47-year old Manchester cab driver has become the latest Islamic State hostage to be executed. According to his wife, Barbara, Alan is peaceful and selfless and only accepted the job of … [Read more...]
