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| Iraq | |
| Islamic State threatens to behead Iraqi journalist | |
| 2014-09-12 | |
Run out of Americans, have they? Raad Mohammed al-Azzawi, a cameraman, was taken prisoner on September 7 in Samarra, a city around 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Baghdad, RSF said in a statement. "The jihadist organization has announced that it plans to carry out its decapitation threat because the journalist refused to work for the Islamic State (IS)," it added. He joins a growing list of Iraqi journalists who have been captured or threatened by holy warriors from IS, a radical Islamist group that has seized a swathe of Iraq and Syria and has committed widespread atrocities. Two captive US journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, had their heads chopped off in recent weeks according to videos released by the jihadists. "The Islamic State since its emergence has made journalists a terror target," said Virginie Dangles, assistant research director of Reporters Without Borders. "The terrorist organization, in setting up an apparatus for kidnapping and executing news professionals, is attempting to eliminate all those who refuse to swear allegiance to ISIS," as IS was previously known. US President Barack Obama Republicans can come along for the ride, but they've got to sit in the back... has ordered a "relentless" war against IS, including air strikes in Syria and expanded operations in Iraq to "destroy" the marauding jihadist army. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "the beheadings will continue until morale improves!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-09-12 15:59 |