the killing of Steven Sotloff, a United States
journalist being held hostage by the militants.
Mr. Sotloff, 31, disappeared in Syria in 2013. He
appeared at the end of a video last month which
showed fellow U.S journalist James Foley being
killed.
A militant in the video also threatened to kill a
hostage said to be British.
After Mr. Foley's death, Mr. Sotloff's mother
appealed to IS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to save
her son's life.
White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, said U.S
officials were checking the reports.
The U.S has recently carried out dozens of air strikes
against IS targets in Iraq.
The BBC reports the apparent beheading is a way for
IS to get back at the U.S for its actions.
The video shows a masked figure together with Mr.
Sotloff, who is dressed in an orange jumpsuit, the
report says.
The masked man described the beheading as
retribution for the U.S air strikes.
"I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your
arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State
despite our serious warnings," the man said.
"We take this opportunity to warn those governments
that enter this evil alliance of America against the
Islamic State to back off and leave our people alone."
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