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ISIS Seizes Kurdish Villages in Syria; British Journalist Shown in New Video

HeadlineSep 19, 2014

The vote in the Senate came as Islamic State militants besieged the Kurdish city of Kobani in northern Syria after seizing 21 villages in 24 hours near the Turkish border. On Thursday, the Islamic State also released a new video showing a British freelance photojournalist whose kidnapping was previously under a media blackout. John Cantlie was seized with James Foley in Syria in 2012. He has worked for Getty Images and other news organizations.

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