US strategy to target oil fields held by IS leads to civilian deaths

The US strategy of carrying out air strikes on oil fields held by Islamic State is leading to death of civilians because in the latest instance of a U.S.-led coalition airstrike on a gas distribution facility set off a series of secondary explosions in which at least eight people died nzherald.co.nz.

The names of four are known and another four charred bodies have been placed in a nearby mosque for identification – the slain men are believed to be fuel tanker drivers.
Reports indicate that the airstrike had targeted a distribution station in the town of Khasham in the oil-rich province of Deir el-Zour. The incident was also reported by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists inside Syria.

Incidentally, the U.S.-led coalition has been aggressively targeting IS-held oil facilities in Syria because these are believed to be a key source of income for the militants.

IS dares US to save American hostage Peter Kassig who is scheduled for beheading next

The Islamic State (IS) has made its intentions clear news.sky.com – no matter how many airstrikes are undertaken, it has now threatened to kill American hostage Peter Kassig next, after the beheading of British aid convoy volunteer Alan Henning.

Incidentally, Peter Kassig was in his mid-20s and hailed from Indiana – he had gone to the region to volunteer in hospitals in Lebanon after serving in Iraq. Once there, he spent time in Lebanon and then established his own charity to deliver aid to Syrians. He had named it Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA).
He was undertaking a project for SERA when he was detained on 1 October 2013 on his way to Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria. The former soldier Peter Kassig was shown in the video clip of beheading of Alan Henning – in the video, an IS fighter says - Obama, you have started your aerial bombardment in Sham. So it's only right we continue to strike the necks of your people.
Obviously, it is all about retaliation by the blood thirsty militants and, speaking on this video, President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the brutal murder of United Kingdom citizen Alan Henning by the terrorist group ISIL. In Obama’s words – Alan Henning worked to help improve the lives of the Syrian people and his death would be a great loss for not only them but also for his family and the people of the United Kingdom.

Lisa Monaco, Homeland Security adviser to the White House, has described the murder of Alan Henning as "yet another clear example of the brutality of this group" – it had, earlier, killed two American journalists - James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
The global community must join had to bring to justice the murderer of Alan Henning, Jim Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines.