{"id":1172,"date":"2015-04-19T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T16:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2015-04-19T19:25:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T19:25:01","slug":"isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians  Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"module-position-ODNJQ715m_w\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module\">\n<h1 class=\"asset-headline\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand-img-horiz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/dbb1295078c95e03d73488283453206579aa49d0\/c=229-0-1648-1067&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/04\/19\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/635650275014784073-AP-Mideast-Libya-Islamic-State.jpg\" alt=\"AP MIDEAST LIBYA ISLAMIC STATE I LBY\" data-mycapture-src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/2015\/04\/19\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/635650275014784073-AP-Mideast-Libya-Islamic-State.jpg\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"asset-double-wide double-wide p402_premium\">\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_tY9nQ\" class=\"story-asset story-metadata-asset\">\n<div class=\"article-metadata-wrap\">\n<section id=\"module-position-ODNJQ75GPUU\" class=\"storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo expandable-collapsed\">\n<p class=\"image-credit-wrap\"><span class=\"js-caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"credit\">(Photo: AP)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_tkgH8\" class=\"story-asset inline-share-tools-asset\">\n<div class=\"inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools-top\">A video purporting to show the killing of Ethiopian Christians by Islamic State-affiliated militants in Libya has been released online.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 29-minute video appears to show militants holding two groups of captives, one by an affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province and the other by the Fazzan Province, an affiliate in the south.<\/p>\n<p>A masked fighter wielding a pistol says Christians must convert to Islam or pay a special tax prescribed by the Quran, before the captives in the south are shown being shot dead and the captives in the east are beheaded on a beach.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">In January, mi<\/span>litants loyal to the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS and ISIL, claimed responsibility for an attack on the Corinthia hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli that left 10 people including an American and four other foreigners dead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_vS5hY\" class=\"story-asset oembed-asset\">\n<div class=\"story-oembed-wrap \">\n<div class=\"js-oembed story-oembed story-oembed-twitter story-oembed-type-rich\" data-oembed-type=\"rich\" data-oembed-provider=\"twitter\" data-twttr-id=\"twttr-sandbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CC8ggS-UgAEcii0.jpg:small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CC8ggesUgAAX8SH.jpg:small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CC8ggjlUkAEz8NN.jpg:small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CC8ggjoUEAAWfJ-.jpg:small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Extremist groups, including some that have pledged allegiance to ISIL, have risen in the country since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Egypt began airstrikes against ISIL targets in Libya hours after militants released a video purporting to show the mass beheading of Egyptian Christian hostages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_v2jxE\" class=\"story-asset oembed-asset\">\n<div class=\"story-oembed-wrap \">\n<div class=\"js-oembed story-oembed story-oembed-usa-today story-oembed-type-link\" data-oembed-type=\"link\" data-oembed-provider=\"usa-today\">\n<div class=\"oembed-asset oembed-asset-link oembed-asset-usa-today\">\n<div class=\"oembed-link-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558\/r=300\/http\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558\/r=300\/http\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/fa94de5f721649d4c3a6bbe9ff0df8317fd078f6\/c=516-0-2184-1668\/local\/-\/media\/USATODAY\/WiresImages\/2015\/04\/01\/e1adcfa680555c0e720f6a70670021e3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"oembed-link-title\">USA TODAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"oembed-link-desc\">Iraq declares victory over Islamic State in Tikrit<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ISIL controls vast swaths of Syria and neighboring Iraq. The extremists were recently driven out of Saddam Hussein&#8217;s hometown of Tikrit by Iraqi forces and allied Shiite militias, helped by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>The battle for Tikrit was seen as a key step toward driving the militants out of Mosul, Iraq&#8217;s second-largest city.<\/p>\n<p><i>Contributing: Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_vhu5E\" class=\"story-asset oembed-asset\">\n<div class=\"story-oembed-wrap \">\n<div class=\"js-oembed story-oembed story-oembed-usa-today story-oembed-type-link\" data-oembed-type=\"link\" data-oembed-provider=\"usa-today\">\n<div class=\"oembed-asset oembed-asset-link oembed-asset-usa-today\">\n<div class=\"oembed-link-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558\/r=300\/http\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/4a040fb53a72bceab9dc8bdbc00446d50dd55f0d\/r=300\/http\/videos.usatoday.net\/Brightcove2\/29906170001\/2015\/02\/29906170001_4057496332001_thumb-newslook807037.jpg?pubId=29906170001\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"oembed-link-title\">USA TODAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"oembed-link-desc\">Christian hostages beheaded in Islamic State video<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-ODNJQ_vq2-4\" class=\"story-asset inline-share-tools-asset\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo: AP) A video purporting to show the killing of Ethiopian Christians by Islamic State-affiliated militants in Libya has been released online. The 29-minute video appears to show militants holding two groups of captives, one by an affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province and the other by the Fazzan Province, an affiliate in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_ml_titleColor":"#000000","_ml_titleFont":"Roboto","_ml_titleFontSize":1.1359999999999998987476601541857235133647918701171875,"_ml_titleFontWeight":"400","_ml_titleLineHeight":1.3000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125,"_ml_metaColor":"#708090","_ml_metaFont":"Montserrat","_ml_metaFontSize":0.67849999999999999200639422269887290894985198974609375,"_ml_metaFontWeight":"400","_ml_metaLineHeight":0.92000000000000003996802888650563545525074005126953125,"_ml_bodyColor":"#a9a9a9","_ml_bodyFont":"Open Sans","_ml_bodyFontSize":0.84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375,"_ml_bodyFontWeight":"400","_ml_bodyLineHeight":1.1999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875,"_ml_wooPriceColor":"#666","_ml_wooPriceFont":"Open Sans","_ml_wooPriceFontSize":0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,"_ml_wooPriceFontWeight":"400","_ml_wooPriceLineHeight":1.270000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,"_ml_headingColor":"#000","_ml_headingFont":"Merriweather","_ml_headingFontSize":2.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,"_ml_headingFontWeight":"700","_ml_headingLineHeight":1.4699999999999999733546474089962430298328399658203125,"_mlglobal_userfontcolors":{"headingColorUser":[],"titleColorUser":[],"metaColorUser":[],"bodyColorUser":[],"wooPriceColorUser":[]},"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Photo: AP) A video purporting to show the killing of Ethiopian Christians by Islamic State-affiliated militants in Libya has been released online. The 29-minute video appears to show militants holding two groups of captives, one by an affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province and the other by the Fazzan Province, an affiliate in [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UNITED ERITREA MEDIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-04-19T16:21:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-04-19T19:25:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/dbb1295078c95e03d73488283453206579aa49d0\/c=229-0-1648-1067&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/04\/19\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/635650275014784073-AP-Mideast-Libya-Islamic-State.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Administrator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Administrator\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/\",\"name\":\"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-19T16:21:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-04-19T19:25:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/984095fb4b8562530c05496fc8b26adf\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/\",\"name\":\"UNITED ERITREA MEDIA\",\"description\":\"\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u064a\u062a\u0631\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/984095fb4b8562530c05496fc8b26adf\",\"name\":\"Administrator\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/913b0e245545154e0835947100e60b86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/913b0e245545154e0835947100e60b86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Administrator\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/author\/administrator\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA","og_description":"(Photo: AP) A video purporting to show the killing of Ethiopian Christians by Islamic State-affiliated militants in Libya has been released online. The 29-minute video appears to show militants holding two groups of captives, one by an affiliate in eastern Libya known as Barka Province and the other by the Fazzan Province, an affiliate in [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/","og_site_name":"UNITED ERITREA MEDIA","article_published_time":"2015-04-19T16:21:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-04-19T19:25:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/dbb1295078c95e03d73488283453206579aa49d0\/c=229-0-1648-1067&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/04\/19\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/635650275014784073-AP-Mideast-Libya-Islamic-State.jpg"}],"author":"Administrator","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Administrator","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/","url":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/","name":"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015 - UNITED ERITREA MEDIA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-04-19T16:21:56+00:00","dateModified":"2015-04-19T19:25:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/984095fb4b8562530c05496fc8b26adf"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/04\/19\/isil-video-purports-to-show-killing-of-ethiopian-christians-jane-onyanga-omara-usa-today844-a-m-edt-april-19-2015\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ISIL video purports to show killing of Ethiopian Christians Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY8:44 a.m. EDT April 19, 2015"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#website","url":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/","name":"UNITED ERITREA MEDIA","description":"\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u064a\u062a\u0631\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/984095fb4b8562530c05496fc8b26adf","name":"Administrator","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/913b0e245545154e0835947100e60b86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/913b0e245545154e0835947100e60b86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Administrator"},"url":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/author\/administrator\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1176,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}