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James Wright Foley
File:James Foley in 2011.jpg
James Foley in 2011
Born(1973-10-18)October 18, 1973
Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S.
DisappearedNovember 22, 2012
Syria
Diedc. August 19, 2014
Middle East
Cause of deathdecapitation
Other namesJim Foley

James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 – c. August 19, 2014) was an American photojournalist who was abducted in northwestern Syria on November 22, 2012,[1] while working for the U.S.-based online news outlet GlobalPost.[2] He was beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at an unknown desert location in August 2014 in revenge for United States airstrikes on the group.[3][4] His family, President Obama and the United States National Security Council all confirmed that a video of his death was authentic.[5][6] Foley's beheading marked the first time ISIS had killed an American citizen.[7]

Early life

Foley was a native of Rochester, New Hampshire.[4] He graduated from Marquette University in 1996[8] and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2008.[3]

Career

In April 2011, Foley, working for GlobalPost, and three other journalists were detained near Brega, Libya, by forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi during the Libyan Civil War; fellow photojournalist Anton Hammerl was killed in the attack in which Foley was captured.[9][10] Foley was released from jail 44 days later.[10]

Kidnapping and death

He was kidnapped in Syria in November 2012; his whereabouts were unknown until August 19, 2014, when ISIS posted a video to YouTube depicting Foley reading a prepared statement urging Americans to stop their support for the U.S. government for its bombing campaign against ISIS targets.[11] The video then cuts away to his beheading.[3] Foley's killer then claims ISIS is holding another American journalist, Steven Joel Sotloff, and would execute him unless U.S. President Barack Obama halted airstrikes against them.[3]

On August 20, 2014, the United States National Security Council confirmed the video was authentic.[6] The day before, on August 19, 2014, Foley's family confirmed his death.[5][12] His mother, Diane Foley, said he "gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people".[5] Foley's beheading marks the first time ISIS has killed an American citizen.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "American journalist abducted in Syria". CNN. January 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Reported beheading of James Foley not yet verified". GlobalPost. August 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.com. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. ^ a b Arkin, Daniel. "James Wright Foley, Kidnapped Journalist, Apparently Executed by ISIS". NBC News. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. ^ a b c Rik Steves (August 19, 2014). "American killed in Syria a journalist at heart". Yahoo News. AP. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Video of U.S. journalists is authentic: NSC". Yahoo News. Reuters. August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Another American hostage threatened with death". CBS News. August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. ^ Islamic militants execute journalist, MU grad James Foley
  9. ^ Four Foreign Journalists Held in Libya, The New York Times.
  10. ^ a b James Foley describes his capture in Libya, The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Lerman, David. "Islamic Extremist Video Shows Beheading of U.S. Reporter". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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