James Foley: Life on the Frontlines

August 11, 2025
James Wright Foley, 1973-2014

GlobalPost reporter James Foley was kidnapped at gunpoint in northern Syria in November 2012. He was executed by the Islamic State on Aug. 19, 2014, in a still unknown location near Raqqa, Syria.

This video is a memorial montage of the best work from GlobalPost’s fallen reporter.

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