ISIS has released a full statement announcing the death of its remaining hostage.
The statement identifies the American hostage as Kayla Jean Mueller. Mueller was an aid worker that is believed to have worked for a Doctors Without Borders program in Aleppo.
The statement claims Mueller was killed after Jordanian fighter planes bombed a building in which she was being held.
These claims have not been confirmed as true.
ISIS released a statement identifying Mueller’s phone numbers and other personal information. The statement released Mueller’s full name, which had not previously been made public. There was no photographic evidence provided with the claim.
The statement, translated by SITE Intel, reads as follows:
The Failed Jordanian Aircraft Killed an American Female Hostage
The criminal Crusader coalition aircraft bombarded a site outside the city of ar-Raqqah today at noon while the people were performing the Friday prayer. The air assaults were continuous on the same location for more than an hour.
Allah made their pursuit disappointed and deterred their cunning, and no mujahid was injured in the bombardment, and all praise is due to Allah.
It was confirmed to us the killing of an American female hostage by fire of the shells dropped on the site, and she is Kayla Jean Mueller.
