Kenji Goto
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Defector says he watched ISIS executioner ‘Jihadi John’ kill Kenji GotoA man claiming to be an ISIS defector says he saw the militant group's now notorious executioner, known as "Jihadi John," kill Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.WorldMar 10, 2015
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Calls for #ISISMediaBlackout to stop spread of horrific ISIS imagesImages purportedly showing ISIS hostage Muath al-Kaseasbeh burning to death in a cage are circulating online, but social media users are urging others not to share the extremist propaganda.TechFeb 3, 2015
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Horror in Japan as hostage purported beheaded by Islamic State groupAppalled and saddened by the news, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism.CrimeFeb 1, 2015
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Jordan awaits proof hostage is alive after swap deadlineThe fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State group holding them captive.WorldJan 30, 2015
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New deadline approaches in Islamic State hostage crisisA sunset deadline was approaching Thursday in the Middle East for Jordan to release an Iraqi prisoner or face the death of a captured Jordanian air force pilot, according to the latest threat purportedly issued by the Islamic State group.WorldJan 29, 2015
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Islamic State releases new audio message extending prisoner swap deadlineJordan said Wednesday it is willing to swap an Iraqi woman held on death row in Jordan for a Jordanian pilot captured in December by extremists from the Islamic State group.WorldJan 28, 2015
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ISIS says Japanese, Jordanian hostages have less than ’24 hours left to live’An online message purportedly from the Islamic State group warned Tuesday that a Japanese hostage and Jordanian pilot the extremists hold have less than "24 hours left to live."WorldJan 27, 2015
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Japan convenes security council as deadline set by Islamic State passesThe deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their deaths loomed Friday, with no signs of progress on securing their release.WorldJan 23, 2015
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Mother of Japanese man held by ISIS pleads for his releaseThe deadline to pay ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group was fast approaching Friday, as the mother of one of the captives appealed for her son's rescue.WorldJan 22, 2015
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