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In memoriam (1973– 2014)

James Wright Foley

James W. Foley

Status:

In memoriam

Classified as:

Hostage

(Held by a terrorist or criminal organization)

Detained in:

Syria

Date of detention:

November 24, 2012

Date of death:

August 19, 2014

Time in captivity:

1,016 days

James Wright Foley, a committed educator and mentor, courageous freelance conflict journalist and videographer. The Foley Foundation was started after Jim was murdered on August 19, 2014 by ISIS in the Raqqa region of Syria.

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