The heartbroken mother of US journalist James Foley says she has never been prouder of her "extraordinary son" who, she said, died trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people.
Diane Foley also pleaded with the militants responsible for her 40-year-old son's apparent beheading to spare the lives of other "innocent" hostages.
Foley was on assignment in Syria for GlobalPost.
"We thank Jim for all the joy he gave us. He was an extraordinary son, brother, journalist and person," Mrs Foley said.US authorities have not yet publicly verified the legitimacy of a video, titled A Message To America, which Islamic State insurgents posted online on Tuesday, US time.
The video purportedly showed the beheading of Foley and images of another US journalist, Steven Sotloff, whose life the insurgents said depended on how the United States acted in Iraq.
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