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US-led coalition kills Islamic State leader tied to murder of American

Thomas Joscelyn | December 2, 2018

The US-led coalition announced today that Abu al Umarayn and “several” other Islamic State leaders were killed in recent airstrikes in Syria. Umarayn was purportedly involved in the 2014 murder of Peter Kassig, a former US Army Ranger who was working as a humanitarian worker in Syria.

Islamic State releases new execution video, purportedly kills American

Thomas Joscelyn | November 16, 2014

The Islamic State has released a new execution video highlighting the mass beheadings of Syrian soldiers captured by the group. An Islamic State executioner also claims to have killed Peter Kassig, an American who was kidnapped in Syria late last year.

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