Islamist terror group ISIL has released a beheading video of detained
American journalist Steven Sotloff. The video features the journalist
in much the same position as fellow U.S journalist James Foley who was
executed by the Islamist group two weeks ago. The executioner who spoke
with a British accent addressed U.S President Barack Obama with the
chilling words: ”Obama, I am back… back off and just leave us alone.”ISIL had threatened to kill Sotloff if the United State did not cease its current airstrike campaign against the Islamic State. The United States and the United Kingdom are developing strategies to combat the terror group that has carved out a quasi state in territories belonging to Iraq and Syria.
ISIL has committed a litany of atrocities and war crimes that have enraged the international community. It has also attracted a host of local and foreign supporters into its ranks.
Sotloff was abducted by ISIL in Aleppo, Syria, in 2013. Just a week ago, his mother had filmed an emotional plea to the self-styled Caliph of the Islamic State for Sotloff’s release.
In a further move, the life of British journalist David Haines has been threatened in the new video, just as Sotloff’s was in the conclusion to the James Foley beheading video.
(NAN)
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