Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the apparent killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants “outrageous and impermissible,” and again called for the release of a Japanese journalist being held by the group.

And more from REUTERS: Abe, speaking to public broadcaster NHK, said chances were high that a recording and an image of what appeared to be the decapitated body of Japanese captive Harman Yukawa, which emerged late on Saturday, were authentic. Abe also called for the immediate release of the remaining Japanese captive, reporter Kenji Goto, … Read moreJapan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the apparent killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants “outrageous and impermissible,” and again called for the release of a Japanese journalist being held by the group.

ISIS Posts Clock Counting Down To Zero Online As Time Is Running Out For Japanese Hostages

Militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. A countdown clock?ISIS continues to use modern technology to put death in the face of humanity..  This from AP: The posting, which appeared Friday, … Read moreISIS Posts Clock Counting Down To Zero Online As Time Is Running Out For Japanese Hostages

Shadows and countdown clocks linger in the desert. Or the Green Screen

ISIS Posts Clock Counting Down To Zero Online As Time Is Running Out For Japanese Hostages » Militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. A countdown clock? ISIS continues to use … Read moreShadows and countdown clocks linger in the desert. Or the Green Screen

Japan PM wants to save ISIS hostages

To pay or not to pay, that is the question.. ISIS released a video hours ago showing two Japanese hostages. As typical with other videos of the sorts released, the speaker is threatening to kill the two men, kneeling on the ground aside of him, if Japan doesn’t hand over $200 million to ISIS.. The … Read moreJapan PM wants to save ISIS hostages

ISIS plans for the 21st century: 20th century death, times a few hundred million

A German reporter is making global waves with reports of information that mass genocide is being planned by the group.. The reporter’s name is Jurgen Todenhofer.. Al Jazeera interviewed him about his experiences doing embed reporting with ISIS.. Among the points that amazed me: How it all began. Todenhofer wrote to all of the Jihadists that … Read moreISIS plans for the 21st century: 20th century death, times a few hundred million