IS beheading Peter Kassig evil: Obama

IS beheading Peter Kassig evil: Obama
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After the Islamic State\'s beheading of American aid worker Peter Kassig, group released a video showing his body Sunday.US president Barrack Obama considered this as “pure act of Evil”.

BEIRUT: After the Islamic State's beheading of American aid worker Peter Kassig, group released a video showing his body Sunday.US president Barrack Obama considered this as “pure act of Evil”.

The video which was released as warning to the Washington also showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a series of mass executions and other atrocities carried out by IS in Syria and Iraq. On the other hand Washington is getting ready to move more troops into Iraq.

While Kassig's "heartbroken" parents said they were "incredibly proud" of his humanitarian work to help Syrians trapped in a bloody civil war. The 26-year-old "lost his life as a result of his love for the Syrian people and his desire to ease their suffering," Ed and Paula Kassig said in a statement posted on Twitter.

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