FBI 'identifies' IS militant who killed journalists Foley and Sotloff
United States investigators believe to have identified the "Islamic State" member who beheaded two American journalists, reports DW. Meanwhile, Iraqi and US officials are looking into claims of a terrorist plot aimed at New York and Paris . Speaking to reporters on Thursday, FBI chief James Comey announced a significant step in the hunt for the "Islamic State" militant responsible for the deaths of American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff. "We believe we have identified the executioner," Comey said.