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In July 2014, ] ] authorized a “substantial and complex” rescue operation after US intelligence agencies said a “broad collection of intelligence” led to believe that the hostages were being held at a specific location in Syria. However, the mission failed because the hostages had been moved.<ref name=pace>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/officials-us-rescue-mission-syria-failed-223157934--politics.html |title=Officials: U.S. rescue mission in Syria failed |work=] |agency=AP |author=Julia Pace |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> The operation involved ] from multiple branches of the military, including the ], helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and drones.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ackerman|first1=Spencer|title=US reveals failed special forces rescue mission within Syria|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/elite-forces-us-raid-syria-james-foley-failed|accessdate=August 23, 2014|work=]|date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> When US Delta Force commandos landed in the eastern Syrian city of ], they were met with gunfire and it became apparent the hostages had been moved.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/u-hostage-rescuers-dropped-night-sky-syria-activist-233919146.html |title=U.S. hostage rescuers dropped from night sky, Syria activist says |work=] |agency=Reuters |author=Oliver Holmes and Jason Szep |date=August 23, 2014 |accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> The special forces engaged in a firefight in which IS suffered casualties and American forces suffered a single minor injury. Foley and the other hostages were not located. The operation was only de-classified after Foley's death. It represented the first confirmation of U.S. troops operating on the ground within Syria during the ].<ref name=pace/><ref name="FoleyRescue">{{cite news|title=Pentagon admits failure of operation to free Americans held by jihadists|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/224972443|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Big News Network.com''}}</ref> In July 2014, ] ] authorized a “substantial and complex” rescue operation after US intelligence agencies said a “broad collection of intelligence” led to believe that the hostages were being held at a specific location in Syria. However, the mission failed because the hostages had been moved.<ref name=pace>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/officials-us-rescue-mission-syria-failed-223157934--politics.html |title=Officials: U.S. rescue mission in Syria failed |work=] |agency=AP |author=Julia Pace |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> The operation involved ] from multiple branches of the military, including the ], helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and drones.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ackerman|first1=Spencer|title=US reveals failed special forces rescue mission within Syria|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/elite-forces-us-raid-syria-james-foley-failed|accessdate=August 23, 2014|work=]|date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> When US Delta Force commandos landed in the eastern Syrian city of ], they were met with gunfire and it became apparent the hostages had been moved.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/u-hostage-rescuers-dropped-night-sky-syria-activist-233919146.html |title=U.S. hostage rescuers dropped from night sky, Syria activist says |work=] |agency=Reuters |author=Oliver Holmes and Jason Szep |date=August 23, 2014 |accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> The special forces engaged in a firefight in which IS suffered casualties and American forces suffered a single minor injury. Foley and the other hostages were not located. The operation was only de-classified after Foley's death. It represented the first confirmation of U.S. troops operating on the ground within Syria during the ].<ref name=pace/><ref name="FoleyRescue">{{cite news|title=Pentagon admits failure of operation to free Americans held by jihadists|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/224972443|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Big News Network.com''}}</ref>


On August 12, 2014, Foley's parents received an email from his captors taking issue with the ], saying it had refused to pay ransoms, unlike other governments, refused to negotiate ]s, and had no motivation to deal with Muslims except through force. The email's authors said they had left the U.S. alone since its "]," but would avenge the U.S. bombings, initially with the death of Foley. John Foley, the father of James, said he didn't realize how brutal his captors were. Even after receiving the email, he held out hope his son's release could still be negotiated.<ref name="ISemail">{{cite news|title=Jihadists sent chilling email to Foley family before execution|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/225005187|date=22 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Big News Network.com''}}</ref> The family had reportedly been preparing to break U.S. law to pay a ransom (undisclosed amount) for his release.<ref name="FoleyRansom">{{cite news|title=IS jihadists demanded ransom to free Foley|url=http://www.middleeastnews.net/index.php/sid/224972441|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Middle East News.Net''}}</ref> On August 12, 2014, Foley's parents received an email from his captors taking issue with the ], saying it had refused to pay ransoms, unlike other governments, refused to negotiate ]s, and "had no motivation to deal with the Muslims except through force". The email's authors said they had left the U.S. alone since its "]," but would avenge the U.S. bombings, initially with the death of Foley. John Foley, the father of James, said he didn't realize how brutal his captors were. Even after receiving the email, he held out hope his son's release could still be negotiated.<ref name="ISemail">{{cite news|title=Jihadists sent chilling email to Foley family before execution|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/225005187|date=22 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Big News Network.com''}}</ref> The family had reportedly been preparing to break U.S. law to pay a ransom (undisclosed amount) for his release.<ref name="FoleyRansom">{{cite news|title=IS jihadists demanded ransom to free Foley|url=http://www.middleeastnews.net/index.php/sid/224972441|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=''Middle East News.Net''}}</ref>


Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded to ] a video<ref>magnet:?xt=urn:btih:VFFKTDZLZIZYDUVOOMFS5MJD2JCNC4IR&dn=James%20Foley%20beheaded%20journalist.mp4&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a80&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.publicbt.com%3a80&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.istole.it%3a6969&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.demonii.com%3a1337</ref> entitled ″A Message to America″. Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other sites and was widly disseminated on ]. The video appears to have been filmed in several separate takes. The video does not show Foley actually being decapitated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/world/middleeast/isis-james-foley-syria-execution.html|title=Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria|work=]|author=Rukmini Callimachi|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> After his corpse is shown, the masked man reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, ] contributor ], and said that he would be killed if U.S. President Obama did not halt air strikes against IS.<ref>, theaustralian.com.au.</ref><ref name=cnn/> The video was shot at an unknown desert location, and media sources gave the name ] to the masked man who carried out the killing and made the threats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rise of "Jihadi John"|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-wp-frgnp-bc-journalist-comment22-20140822-story.html#page=1|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded to ] a video<ref>magnet:?xt=urn:btih:VFFKTDZLZIZYDUVOOMFS5MJD2JCNC4IR&dn=James%20Foley%20beheaded%20journalist.mp4&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a80&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.publicbt.com%3a80&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.istole.it%3a6969&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.demonii.com%3a1337</ref> entitled ″A Message to America″. Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other sites and was widly disseminated on ]. The video appears to have been filmed in several separate takes. The video does not show Foley actually being decapitated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/world/middleeast/isis-james-foley-syria-execution.html|title=Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria|work=]|author=Rukmini Callimachi|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> After his corpse is shown, the masked man reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, ] contributor ], and said that he would be killed if U.S. President Obama did not halt air strikes against IS.<ref>, theaustralian.com.au.</ref><ref name=cnn/> The video was shot at an unknown desert location, and media sources gave the name ] to the masked man who carried out the killing and made the threats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rise of "Jihadi John"|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-wp-frgnp-bc-journalist-comment22-20140822-story.html#page=1|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

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James Foley
File:James Foley in 2011.jpgFoley in 2011
BornJames Wright Foley
(1973-10-18)October 18, 1973
Rochester, New Hampshire
Diedc. August 19, 2014 (age 40)
Syro-Arabian desert
Cause of deathBeheading
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJim Foley
Alma materMarquette University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Medill School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist
EmployerFreelancer
Parent(s)John and Diane Foley

James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 – c. August 19, 2014) was an American freelance journalist and photojournalist covering the Syrian Civil War for Agence France-Presse and GlobalPost when he was abducted on November 22, 2012 in northwestern Syria. He became the first American citizen confirmed to have been killed by ISIS terrorists.

Early life and education

Foley was a native of Rochester, New Hampshire, and attended Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He was the oldest of five children born to John and Diane Foley. He was a Catholic.

Foley graduated from the private Jesuit, Marquette University, in 1996, from the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2003, and from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2008.

Career

Foley began his career as a teacher in Arizona, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois, and changed careers to photojournalism in the mid-2000s.

In April 2011, Foley, who was working for GlobalPost, and three other journalists were detained near Brega, Libya, by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during the Libyan Civil War; fellow photojournalist Anton Hammerl was killed in the attack in which Foley was captured. Foley was released from jail 44 days later and returned to Milwaukee. In an interview, Foley said "You go through different emotions when you're in captivity... These weird extreme ideas of where you are based on this capture. You don't want to be defined as that guy who got captured in 2011. I believe front line journalism is important we can't tell the world how bad it might be." He also wrote an article for Marquette Magazine about how rosary prayers helped get him through his captivity. Foley quickly returned to Libya, and was at the scene of Muammar Gaddafi’s capture with GlobalPost correspondent Tracey Shelton on October 20, 2011.

Foley continued working as a freelancer for GlobalPost and other media outlets like Agence France-Presse until he was captured in Syria in 2012.

Kidnapping and death

Foley was kidnapped with his translator, in northwestern Syria on his way to the Turkish border on November 22, 2012. The translator was later released.

Sources in the investigation process say Foley was initially kidnapped by Shabiha militia, a group loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He was later reportedly held in the custody in a Syrian Arab Air Force intelligence complex in Damascus.

The Islamic State (IS) demanded a 100 million euros in ransom (approximately 132 million US dollars) from Foley's family, GlobalPost, his employer, and the US for his release during negotiations from November to December 2013. The chief executive officer of GlobalPost, Philip Balboni, stated that the company spent millions on efforts to bring Foley home, including hiring an international security firm. In September 2013 the firm was able to locate Foley and had been able to follow his locations. He had moved many times during his captivity.

In July 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama authorized a “substantial and complex” rescue operation after US intelligence agencies said a “broad collection of intelligence” led to believe that the hostages were being held at a specific location in Syria. However, the mission failed because the hostages had been moved. The operation involved special operations forces from multiple branches of the military, including the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and drones. When US Delta Force commandos landed in the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, they were met with gunfire and it became apparent the hostages had been moved. The special forces engaged in a firefight in which IS suffered casualties and American forces suffered a single minor injury. Foley and the other hostages were not located. The operation was only de-classified after Foley's death. It represented the first confirmation of U.S. troops operating on the ground within Syria during the Syrian Civil War.

On August 12, 2014, Foley's parents received an email from his captors taking issue with the U.S. government, saying it had refused to pay ransoms, unlike other governments, refused to negotiate prisoner exchanges, and "had no motivation to deal with the Muslims except through force". The email's authors said they had left the U.S. alone since its "disgraceful defeat in Iraq," but would avenge the U.S. bombings, initially with the death of Foley. John Foley, the father of James, said he didn't realize how brutal his captors were. Even after receiving the email, he held out hope his son's release could still be negotiated. The family had reportedly been preparing to break U.S. law to pay a ransom (undisclosed amount) for his release.

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded to YouTube a video entitled ″A Message to America″. Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other sites and was widly disseminated on social media. The video appears to have been filmed in several separate takes. The video does not show Foley actually being decapitated. After his corpse is shown, the masked man reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and said that he would be killed if U.S. President Obama did not halt air strikes against IS. The video was shot at an unknown desert location, and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the masked man who carried out the killing and made the threats.

On August 20, 2014, the United States National Security Council confirmed that the video was authentic. On August 19, 2014, the day before, Foley's family had confirmed his death.

His mother, Diane Foley, posted on the "Free James Foley" page on Facebook: "We have never been prouder of our son Jim, he gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people". Pope Francis called Foley's family to express his condolences. Foley's brother said he believed the U.S. government could have done more to save James during hostage negotiations, due to the government's policy of not paying ransom and other unspecified issues.

The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into the beheading death of James Foley, Attorney General Eric H. Holder announced on August 21: “We will not forget what happened and people will be held accountable, one way or the other”.

Honors

On August 22, 2014, Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sculpture depicting the face of Foley, made of four tons of sand on the beach of Puri city in the eastern province of Odisha. The sculpture, with a message reading "Don't kill innocents!", drew sizeable crowd on the beach.

The James Foley Scholarship in the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication was established at Marquette University in his honor.

See also

References

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