Islamic State Beheads Former U.S. Army Ranger
Adam Goldman, Nov. 16, 2014, Washington Post
The death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, previously known as Peter, came weeks after the group said it would kill him because of the U.S. bombing campaign in Syria.
“Today we offer our prayers and condolences to the parents and family” of Kassig, President Obama said in a statement released Sunday afternoon. “We cannot begin to imagine their anguish at this painful time.”
“Abdul-Rahman was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity,” Obama said.
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The death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, previously known as Peter, came weeks after the group said it would kill him because of the U.S. bombing campaign in Syria.
“Today we offer our prayers and condolences to the parents and family” of Kassig, President Obama said in a statement released Sunday afternoon. “We cannot begin to imagine their anguish at this painful time.”
“Abdul-Rahman was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity,” Obama said.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com
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