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| British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video | British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video |
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| John Cantlie, the British journalist held hostage in Iraq, has appeared in a new video made by Islamic State and posted online. He appeared to be in Mosul, is shown as if presenting a news report and follows a script that ridicules the US strategy to tackle the extremist group. | John Cantlie, the British journalist held hostage in Iraq, has appeared in a new video made by Islamic State and posted online. He appeared to be in Mosul, is shown as if presenting a news report and follows a script that ridicules the US strategy to tackle the extremist group. |
| Cantlie is shown standing by bombed-out shelters near a main road, asking why the US uses planes to destroy kiosks that are used to distribute Isis propaganda pamphlets and cost “about $50 to build”. Addressing the camera as if presenting a television programme, he says: “After 20 months and $5bn, America has successfully destroyed an Islamic State media kiosk. | Cantlie is shown standing by bombed-out shelters near a main road, asking why the US uses planes to destroy kiosks that are used to distribute Isis propaganda pamphlets and cost “about $50 to build”. Addressing the camera as if presenting a television programme, he says: “After 20 months and $5bn, America has successfully destroyed an Islamic State media kiosk. |
| “If this is what Obama meant about degrading and ultimately destroying Isis, he’s clearly got a long way to go yet. And you know what’s really just amazing, given the amount of money that America is spending on this war, it would go to the effort of destroying a small shack like this, in the middle of Mosul.” | “If this is what Obama meant about degrading and ultimately destroying Isis, he’s clearly got a long way to go yet. And you know what’s really just amazing, given the amount of money that America is spending on this war, it would go to the effort of destroying a small shack like this, in the middle of Mosul.” |
| He suggests the kiosk, which cost $50 (£35), to build was targeted because the US is “bankrupt of intelligence” on Isis targets. | He suggests the kiosk, which cost $50 (£35), to build was targeted because the US is “bankrupt of intelligence” on Isis targets. |
| The clip lasts just over three minutes and ends with Cantlie in mid-sentence. The 46-year-old appears gaunt and pale in black clothing. Cantlie was last seen when a previous video was released by Isis in February 2015. | The clip lasts just over three minutes and ends with Cantlie in mid-sentence. The 46-year-old appears gaunt and pale in black clothing. Cantlie was last seen when a previous video was released by Isis in February 2015. |
| The Hampshire-born reporter was kidnapped in Syria in November 2012, on his second visit to report on the country’s war, alongside American James Foley, who was later killed on camera by Isis. He has been used to front several films and he writes a column in the Isis magazine Dabiq, in which he veers between attacking and praising his captors. Cantlie’s father, Paul, died in 2014, after pleading for his son’s freedom. His sister, Jessica, has attacked the government’s inability to bring him home. | The Hampshire-born reporter was kidnapped in Syria in November 2012, on his second visit to report on the country’s war, alongside American James Foley, who was later killed on camera by Isis. He has been used to front several films and he writes a column in the Isis magazine Dabiq, in which he veers between attacking and praising his captors. Cantlie’s father, Paul, died in 2014, after pleading for his son’s freedom. His sister, Jessica, has attacked the government’s inability to bring him home. |
| Rita Katz, of SITE intelligence group, said she thought the video referred to US raids on Thursday. The Foreign Office said yesterday it was “looking at the contents of this latest video”. | Rita Katz, of SITE intelligence group, said she thought the video referred to US raids on Thursday. The Foreign Office said yesterday it was “looking at the contents of this latest video”. |
| Isis group are thought to be holding at least six hostages, including Cantlie, in Iraq and Syria. | Isis group are thought to be holding at least six hostages, including Cantlie, in Iraq and Syria. |