20 Journalists From Across The World Are Believed To Be Held By Islamic Militants As Hostages

Families Of US Journalists Missing In Syria Filled With Dread -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times/MCT

Friends and relatives of Austin Tice, an American journalist who disappeared in Syria two years ago, were preparing to hold a candlelight church vigil for him in Houston on Tuesday when they received shattering news:

James Foley, an American journalist whose family had befriended the Tice family, had been killed in Syria by the militant group Islamic State. The extremists also threatened to execute a second captive American journalist, Steven J. Sotloff, if the United States does not halt airstrikes against the group in northern Iraq.

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My Comment: This is the first time that I am reading a news report that specifies 20 reporters/journalists being held as hostages by Islamic militants. This is a shockingly large number .... and one that the news media has justifiably kept quiet.