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Jim Foley Kidnapping and Death In Syria Recount
The piece recounts Jim Foley’s 636 day captivity by Islamic State in Syria, the failed ransom negotiations, and the family’s pursuit aided by GlobalPost. It details early misdirections about Assad’s regime, a late Aleppo revelation, and a failed U.S. rescue, ending with Foley’s death and calls for policy reform and continued conflict reporting.
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Jim
GlobalPost
Foley
Syria
Bashar Assad
Damascus
Michael Foley
Jeroen Bontinck
Aleppo
Antwerp
Bontinck
Bentinck
James
Foleys
FBI
Cantlie
Raqqa
U.S
Daniel Ottosen
Denmark
Ottosen
Daniel
State Department
Diane Foley
National Security Council
Steven Sotloff
Peter Kassig
Kayla Mueller
Mueller
United States
Obama
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Leys
Jim Foley
Afghanistan
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi