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Mother mourns U.S. journalist purportedly beheaded by Sunni militants

(Reuters) – The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was purportedly beheaded by Islamic militants, said on Tuesday her son gave his life to expose the suffering of the Syrian people and she asked his kidnappers to release their other captives. “He was an extraordinary son, brother, journalist and person,” Diane Foley said in a post on a website set up by the Foley family. James Foley was abducted in Syria in November 2012 while reporting […]

Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist

(Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. journalist whose life they said depended on how the United States acts in Iraq. The video, titled “A Message To America,” presented PresidentBarack Obama with bleak options that could define America’s next phase of involvement in Iraq and the public reaction to it, potentially deepening his hand in a conflict he built much of his […]