James Foley’s mother, Diane, issued the following statement following the reported death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi this morning:
.@FoleyDi statement on Bagdadi's death: "I am grateful to our President and brave troops for finding ISIS leader Al-Bagdadi. I hope this will hinder the resurgence of terror groups and pray that captured ISIS fighters will be brought to trial and held accountable."
— JamesFoleyFoundation (@JamesFoleyFund) October 27, 2019
"I remain concerned about the dozen Americans held hostage in Syria, including Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz.
And I ask President Trump to make them, and all American hostages, a priority." #BringAmericanHostagesHome @FreeAustinTice @FreeMajdK— JamesFoleyFoundation (@JamesFoleyFund) October 27, 2019
James Foley was an American journalist who was captured in Syria in 2012 and later beheaded in 2014:
#NEW – Family of James Foley, journalist beheaded by ISIL in 2014, releases statement about death of Al-Baghdadi.
Foley was a #NewHampshire native. https://t.co/g80WV4uIVs
— Dan Lampariello (@DanWGME) October 27, 2019
He was the first American killed by ISIS:
Statement from Diane Foley, mother of photojournalist James Foley, the first American citizen killed by ISIS in 2014. https://t.co/i7EYO6IDzT
— Jay Strubberg (@jaystrubberg) October 27, 2019
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