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
![Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, an American aid worker, making a food delivery to refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, May 2013. (Copyright, with permission to use from Kassig family)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0e5b18a7-a6b7-43e9-a407-f51c52b61599_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, an American aid worker, making a food delivery to refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, May 2013. (Copyright, with permission to use from Kassig family)
![Abdul-Rahman Kassig is shown in a Kassig family photo somewhere along the Syrian border between late 2012 and autumn 2013, helping Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA) deliver supplies to refugees.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a83c761a-cf2f-4b3f-8674-704051234f8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abdul-Rahman Kassig is shown in a Kassig family photo somewhere along the Syrian border between late 2012 and autumn 2013, helping Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA) deliver supplies to refugees.
![This undated photo shows Peter Kassig leaning against a truck at an unknown location.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2cbb0bf7-1c07-4d6c-acca-79d5175f4821_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This undated photo shows Peter Kassig leaning against a truck at an unknown location.
![Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig (center) helps push an ambulance up a hill during his time working with SERA. Photo taken near Deir Ezzor, August 2013. (Copyright, with permission to use from Kassig family)](https://gdb.voanews.com/59680b31-fc1b-456b-9f60-b3c9786e1d2a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig (center) helps push an ambulance up a hill during his time working with SERA. Photo taken near Deir Ezzor, August 2013. (Copyright, with permission to use from Kassig family)