An ISIS Hostage on the Dark Side

Live From Kobani

A new twist in the cynical media operations of the so-called caliphate has a hostage ‘reporting’ from the embattled town on Syria’s border.

Published Oct. 27 2014 5:50PM EDT

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British hostage John Cantlie, who was abducted by jihadists alongside American journalist James Foley, was featured in a new propaganda video posted Monday night reporting from inside the besieged town of Kobani.

Jamie Dettmer

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An ISIS Hostage on the Dark Side

A new twist in the cynical media operations of the so-called caliphate has a hostage ‘reporting’ from the embattled town on Syria’s border.

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Jamie Dettmer