Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 August 2014
The execution of a US journalist in Syria; US Attorney General visits Ferguson, and Israel and Gaza
An American journalist missing inside Syria since 2012 has apparently been executed by Islamic State militants. If confirmed, this constitutes a war crime. The group released an online video purporting to show freelancer James Foley being beheaded, in apparent revenge for US air strikes against its fighters in Iraq. Another captive, identified as American journalist Steven Sotloff, is shown at the end of the video, with the warning that his fate depends on President Barack Obama's next move. Obama said he was "appalled" by the beheading and will continue air strikes on IS.
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