Peter Kassig

Families Of ISIS Victims React To Identification Of 'Jihadi John'

7:16pm February 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The family of Steven Sotloff said they hoped the man identified as Mohammed Emzawi is brought to justice. The daughter of aid worker David Haines said she wanted a "bullet between ... [his] eyes."

Abdul-Rahman Kassig, who was formerly known as Peter, is shown with a truck filled with aid supplies for Syrian refugees. The American aid worker was seized by the Islamic State in October 2013 and was killed by the group, which released a video Sunday of

For U.S. Soldier Turned Aid Worker, The Goal Was To Help Syrians

1:47pm November 19, 2014

by Alison Meuse

Abdul-Rahman Kassig went to Iraq as a U.S. soldier and returned to the Middle East to establish an aid group. Here's a look at what motivated him to undertake a risky mission that cost him his life.

Journalist James Foley in 2011. He was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria in August.

National

Obama Orders Review Of U.S. Hostage Policy

12:09pm November 18, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The administration revealed the review just after the Islamic State took responsibility for killing a third American citizen. It is not clear whether the U.S. will reconsider its no-ransom policy.

Peter Kassig, who changed his first name to Abdul-Rahman when he converted to Islam, is shown with a truck filled with aid supplies for Syrian refugees.

World News

Slain Aid Worker Shows 'One Person Can Make A Difference,' Parents Say

5:01pm November 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a statement, Paula and Ed Kassig remembered their 26-year-old son, Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, as both a realist and an idealist. Kassig was killed by the Islamic State group.

World News

ISIS Issues Video Showing Beheading Of American Aid Worker

4:37pm November 17, 2014

The self-declared Islamic State released a new video Sunday that shows the beheading of hostage Peter Kassig, who was kidnapped in Syria last year.

Abdul-Rahman (formerly Peter) Kassig posing with a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees.

What We Know About The American Being Held By The Islamic State

10:45am October 06, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Peter Kassig was an Iraq War veteran who went to Syria to volunteer at hospitals. In a profile aired by CNN in 2012, Kassig said he's an idealist who believes in hopeless causes.