James Foley

El Shafee Elsheikh has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State.

An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages

4:20pm August 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, smoke billows from a fire inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces on Wednesday.

Civilians Flee As Turkish Forces Strike Kurds In Northern Syria

8:37pm October 10, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion.

A U.S. drone aircraft used a Hellfire missile to hit a target that was believed to include Mohammed Emwazi, known as

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U.S. 'Reasonably Certain' Terrorist 'Jihadi John' Was Killed In Drone Strike

1:50pm November 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"We know for a fact that the weapons system hit its intended target," Col. Steve Warren says. He adds that it will take time to make a formal declaration that the ISIS frontman was killed.

Families Of ISIS Victims React To Identification Of 'Jihadi John'

7:16pm February 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The family of Steven Sotloff said they hoped the man identified as Mohammed Emzawi is brought to justice. The daughter of aid worker David Haines said she wanted a "bullet between ... [his] eyes."

Journalist James Foley in 2011. He was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria in August.

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Obama Orders Review Of U.S. Hostage Policy

12:09pm November 18, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The administration revealed the review just after the Islamic State took responsibility for killing a third American citizen. It is not clear whether the U.S. will reconsider its no-ransom policy.

In New Video, Islamic State Beheads British Citizen

7:13pm October 03, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The video is made in the same style of others, and a masked man warns that the Sunni militant group has captured another American citizen.

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ISIS Video Purports To Show Beheading Of British Aid Worker

7:46am September 14, 2014

by Camila Domonoske

The militant group calling itself the Islamic State claims to have killed British aid worker David Haines. The video has been condemned by British prime minister David Cameron and by President Obama.

Journalist James Foley in 2011. He was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria earlier this month.

Foley's Mother: We Didn't Want Him To Go Back To Syria

7:28pm August 28, 2014

Diane Foley tells NPR that her son, slain journalist James Foley, "could have done so many other things. But he, I think, was drawn to some of the drama, some of the rawness of the conflict zones."

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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria, where the extremist group trains recruits, including Westerners.

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European Fighters Take On More Prominent Roles In The Islamic State

9:18pm August 21, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The hunt is on to identify the man in the James Foley execution video who speaks with a British accent. An estimated 2,000 Europeans have left home to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

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