Algerian terror group allied with ISIS beheads French hostage

Algerian terror group allied with ISIS beheads French hostage
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An Algerian terrorist group has beheaded a hostage after warning France to discontinue its offensive against ISIS, according to a U.S. watchdog agency.

The watchdog, SITE Intelligence Group, said the ISIS-allied group Jund al-Khilafah on Wednesday released a video showing the execution of French citizen Herve Gourdel. Jund al-Khilafah kidnapped Gourdel Sunday, and then released a video warning that it would execute him unless France stopped intervening in Iraq.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.