Confirmation of Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig's death came after a review of a video released Sunday by the Islamic State that purported to show extremists beheading several Syrian soldiers, and concluded with a militant claiming to have killed the American.
Death of an American by Islamic State Militants
![Ed and Paula Kassig, in foreground, pray at a vigil for son Abdul-Rahman Kassig at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Oct. 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90ded18b-cfdc-40bc-9a28-7ff7d64b9df4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ed and Paula Kassig, in foreground, pray at a vigil for son Abdul-Rahman Kassig at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Oct. 8, 2014.