Morphine Prince 109,766 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller is dead, the aid worker's family and the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came four days after ISIS claimed the 26-year-old Arizona native had been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria. "We are heartbroken to share that we've received confirmation that Kayla Jean Mueller, has lost her life," Mueller's parents, Carl and Marsha, and brother Eric, said in a statement. "Kayla was a compassionate and devoted humanitarian. She dedicated the whole of her young life to helping those in need of freedom, justice, and peace." "We are so proud of the person Kayla was and the work that she did while she was here with us. She lived with purpose, and we will work every day to honor her legacy." The statement from Mueller's family  which was accompanied by a copy of a letter the aid worker sent to her loved ones from captivity  did not elaborate on how it had learned of her death or the circumstances behind it. U.S. officials would not confirm Mueller's cause of death or say when she died, telling NBC News only that the family had received a message from the aid worker's captors with information that American authorities were able to authenticate. President Barack Obama expressed his "deepest condolences" to Mueller's relatives and confirmed the young woman's death. "No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla's captivity and death," he said in a statement which called ISIS a "hateful and abhorrent terrorist group." Secretary of State John Kerry said Mueller "represented everything good about the human spirit," and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said "the world is united in condemning" ISIS' "murder and imprisonment of innocents." "As we join Kayla's family and loved ones in their grief, we also celebrate her selfless dedication to helping others," he said in a statement. "Her compassionate spirit will never be forgotten." Mueller was captured in Syria in August 2013. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/american-isis-hostage-kayla-mueller-dead-family-says-n303591 Surprised this wasn't posted yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/american-isis-hostage-kayla-mueller-dead-family-says-n303591 Surprised this wasn't posted yesterday. because the amounts of deaths i guess. heartbreaking story though. all she wanted is to help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TEANUS 16,156 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 :fthis: to ISIS. Someone should just kill them all already :cry: British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 *** ISIS, seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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