Islamic State Beheads Former U.S. Army Ranger
The Islamic State beheaded a Muslim convert and former U.S. Army Ranger who had traveled to Syria on a humanitarian mission, according to a purported video of the execution released Sunday.
The death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, previously known as Peter, came weeks after the terrorist group said it would kill the young man because of U.S. bombing in Syria.
Standing over the young man’s severed head, a militant with a British accent says in the Islamic State video: “This is Peter Edward Kassig, a U.S. citizen of your country. Peter, who fought against the Muslims in Iraq while serving as a soldier under the American army, doesn’t have much to say.”