James foley was a freelance American journalist. He worked for the US GlobalPost news company.Following is the timeline of important events in his life.
1. Foley is the first American citizen to be executed by Islamic State.
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2. Foley was abducted 2 years prior to his execution on November 22,2012 near Syria
3. Foley graduated from Marquette University in 1996.
4. Foley was a teacher prior to his career in photojournalism.
5. Foley was at the scene of Gaddafi capture in october 2011.
6. Foley was also detained near Libya by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during the libyan Civil War.
7. Foley was released 44 days later while his colleague was killed in an attack at the time of his detention.
8 A special mission was undertaken by US special forces to rescue Foley and others but the forces failed to locate him.
9. Foley was beheaded By ISIS as a sign of retaliation against US Airstrikes in Iraq on 19th August 2014.
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1. Foley is the first American citizen to be executed by Islamic State.
......................................................Read more
2. Foley was abducted 2 years prior to his execution on November 22,2012 near Syria
3. Foley graduated from Marquette University in 1996.
4. Foley was a teacher prior to his career in photojournalism.
5. Foley was at the scene of Gaddafi capture in october 2011.
6. Foley was also detained near Libya by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during the libyan Civil War.
7. Foley was released 44 days later while his colleague was killed in an attack at the time of his detention.
8 A special mission was undertaken by US special forces to rescue Foley and others but the forces failed to locate him.
9. Foley was beheaded By ISIS as a sign of retaliation against US Airstrikes in Iraq on 19th August 2014.