Β WASHINGTON —Β New U.S. airstrikes Wednesday night against ISIS terrorists in Iraq. Β The strikes come as President Obama blasts the terror group over the murder of an American journalist.
“There has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so it does not spread. Β It has to be a clear rejection of these kind of nihilistic ideologies,” said the President.
ISIS released a video on Tuesday showing James Foley being beheaded. Β The video is too graphic for television. Β The Pentagon says the U.S. tried to rescue Foley and others, but couldn’t find them. Β Foley’s father, John Foley, says he was a martyr for freedom.
Β “And we know he’s in God’s hands. Β And we know… he was doing God’s work. Β And we know he’s in heaven,” he said.
ISIS has also threatened to kill Time Magazine contributor Steve Sotloff if President Obama does not stop airstrikes in Iraq.
