Foley worked with the US based GlobalPost and disappeared on 22 November 2012 in northwest Syria somewhere near the border with Turkey. It seems he was forced into a vehicle by gunmen and has not been heard of since then.
The video is being investigated by the National Security Council to confirm authenticity of the murder of U.S. citizen James Foley by (ISIS). Incidentally, the beheading video shows a second US journalist. The militant in the video, who speaks English with what sounds like a British accent, says the second American's life hangs in the balance, depending on what Obama does next.
It is understood that this second journalist is Steven Sotloff, a contributor to Time and Foreign Policy magazines – he had been kidnapped at the Syria-Turkey border in 2013.
President Obama was briefed about the video, and a spokesman of the White House has indicated that the President would be receiving regular updates on the issue.
The emergence of ISIS has sent shock waves all over the world – it has carried out executions, including beheadings, as part of its effort to establish an Islamic caliphate that stretches from Syria into Iraq. In many cases, ISIS -- which refers to itself as the Islamic State -- has videotaped the executions and posted them online to instill fear into people. They are ruthless as are their methods.
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