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French hostage beheaded by ISIS allies

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Algerian extremists allied with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group have decapitated a French hostage after France carried out airstrikes in Iraq, according to a video that appeared online yesterday. French President Francois Hollande condemned the killing of Herve Gourdel and said France would continue its fight against ISIS group, which are Sunni militants that have taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. A group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, had said they would kill the French mountaineer after abducting him Sunday unless France ended its airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Iraq within 24 hours. France started airstrikes in Iraq on Friday, the first country to join the U.S. military campaign against ISIS fighters there. We now speak to Intelligence Analyst for Guardian Global Resources, Cassie Blombaum....
25 Sep 2014 11AM English South Africa News

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