A visibly angry President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the "entire world is appalled" by the beheading of an American journalist by the extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), casting the group James Foley was an American conflict reporter who went missing in Syria almost two years ago. On … Read more
A visibly angry President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the "entire world is appalled" by the beheading of an American journalist by the extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), casting the group ISIS militants released gruesome video footage this afternoon of the beheading of American photojournalist James Wright Foley … Read more
For the 44 days I spent thinking about James Foley, he had no idea who I was. It was early 2011 and Jim, then a correspondent for the Global Post, had been kidnapped in Libya, where he was reporting on the civil war. Kidnapped with him were three other The Islamic State militant group claimed … Read more
The mother of kidnapped New Hampshire journalist James Foley says her son gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people. "We have never been prouder of our son Jim," said Diane Foley, in a statement posted on the "Free MILWAUKEE (WITI/CNN) — A video released by ISIS shows … Read more