Syria - Islamic State uses British hostage for shameful fake TV report

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the latest video of John Cantlie – a British journalist held hostage since November 2012 – that Islamic State group released online on 27 October. It shows him doing a “report” from the Syrian town of Kobani, giving the Jihadi group's take on the state of its battle with Kurdish fighters supported by the US-led international coalition. John Cantlie is seen near Syria's border with Turkey having act as if he is a TV journalist delivering a news report from (...)

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