![Islamic State 'Beatle' pleads guilty to murdering US hostages Islamic State 'Beatle' pleads guilty to murdering US hostages](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/71630631023_kotey.jpg)
Islamic State 'Beatle' pleads guilty to murdering US hostages
Kotey pleaded guilty to the murders of U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig.
Fri Sep 03 2021
![Leader of Islamic State raped American hostage, her family says Leader of Islamic State raped American hostage, her family says](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-07/41436689759_RAPE.jpg)
Leader of Islamic State raped American hostage, her family says
The leader of the Islamic State personally kept a 26-year-old American woman as a hostage and raped her repeatedly, according to U.S. officials and her family.
Sun Aug 16 2015
![Was Kayla Mueller's situation different from other Islamic State hostages? Was Kayla Mueller's situation different from other Islamic State hostages?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-02/71423274344_295x200.jpg)
Was Kayla Mueller's situation different from other Islamic State hostages?
Would the Islamic State kill a female hostage as brutally as they did a male? Or would she be treated differently?
Thu Feb 12 2015
![Kayla Mueller sah terkorban, Obama bertegas tidak akan bayar wang tebusan Kayla Mueller sah terkorban, Obama bertegas tidak akan bayar wang tebusan](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2012-12/81355541416_295x200.jpg)
Kayla Mueller sah terkorban, Obama bertegas tidak akan bayar wang tebusan
White House menerima tekanan agar mengkaji semula polisi tidak membayar wang tebusan untuk membebaskan warganya.
Wed Feb 11 2015
![American Kayla Mueller: A calling to ease others' suffering American Kayla Mueller: A calling to ease others' suffering](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-02/41423624878_295x200.jpg)
American Kayla Mueller: A calling to ease others' suffering
Kayla Mueller, who died as a hostage of IS jihadists, took strength during captivity in her faith in God and the love of her family, she wrote in a letter relatives released on Tuesday.
Wed Feb 11 2015
![Obama stands firm on hostage ransoms Obama stands firm on hostage ransoms](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-02/41423288835_295x200.jpg)
Obama stands firm on hostage ransoms
Hours after confirming the death of Kayla Mueller in Syria, US President Barack Obama insisted his government would still not pay ransom.
Wed Feb 11 2015
![Konflik militan IS Konflik militan IS](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-02/81423275719_300x250.jpg)
Konflik militan IS
Pegawai rasmi White House menyatakan mereka tidak mendapat apa-apa bukti untuk mengesahkan laporan militan IS yang menyatakan serangan udara
Sat Feb 07 2015