A new public and braisen atrocity by Islamic State of iraq and levant. I. S. I. L. Claims to have beheaded american hostage peter kassig. Along with a dozen syrian captives. Peter kassig, a former army ranger, was captured last year helping syrians. The video is gruesome, showing 13 beheadings, 12 soldiers and peter kassig. I. S. I. L. Say he was beheaded because he was an iraqi war veteran who came to iraq during the war to kill muslims. He, himself, converted to islam during his captivity. This is again, as i say, a brutal video, but the type of propaganda that i. S. I. L. Want out there. They want people to see the video, and what they are capable to do, a message sent to the americans, is one that you cant bomb us without impunity, youll be affected. There are other western hostages, but its not just westerners, its not just about western hostages. I. S. I. L. Killed at least 17 iraqis and 20 journalists, sl have been kidnapped. Journalists in iraq and syria, whose whereabouts we d