Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Mother of American hostage held by IS appeals to his captors

The mother of an American hostage being held by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has released a video appeal to his captors

Shirley Sotloff, the mother of the 31-year-old freelance journalist Steven Sotloff begged for her son's release.

She addressed her plea directly to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS and the self-declared caliph of the Muslim world.

IN:"As a...
OUT:"...me this"
DUR:24 seconds