John Cantlie

John Cantlie
A photo of John Cantlie in 2012
Born
John Henry Cantlie

7 November 1970
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Disappeared22 November 2012 (aged 42) [1]
Syria[1]
StatusMissing for 11 years, 11 months and 23 days; presumed dead
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)War photographer and correspondent
Parent(s)Paul and Carol Cantlie

John Henry Cantlie (born 7 November 1970) was a British[2][3] war photographer and correspondent last seen alive in 2016 when he was held hostage by Islamic State. Cantlie was abducted by IS in Syria along with the later executed American journalist James Foley in November 2012.[4] Previously, he had been kidnapped in Syria alongside Dutch photographer Jeroen Oerlemans in July 2012, but was rescued a week later.[5] Between 2014 and 2016, while held in IS captivity, Cantlie repeatedly appeared narrating a series of their propaganda videos from Syria and Iraq.

In 2017, reports surfaced in Iraqi media claiming Cantlie had been killed by an airstrike in Mosul.[6][7] There were also rumours and reports in 2017 and 2019 that he was still alive.[8][9][10][11] In 2022, Cantlie's family accepted that he is dead.[12]

  1. ^ a b Mezzofiore, Gianluca (18 September 2014). "John Cantlie Video: British Photojournalist 'Kidnapped with James Foley'". IBT. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "British hostage John Cantlie seen in IS video". BBC News. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ^ McVeigh, Tracy (19 March 2016). "British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ^ Seibel, Mark; Prothero, Mitchell (18 September 2014). "British hostage John Cantlie, seized by Islamic State with James Foley, appears in new video". Mcclatchydc.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ^ "John Cantlie: Islamic State hostage in fresh video". BBC. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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  7. ^ "RSF calls for renewed efforts for John Cantlie's release after five years of captivity | Reporters without borders". RSF. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "John Cantlie: plea for release of British Isis hostage five years after kidnap". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dagbladet.no 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Memorial service for kidnapped journalist | petersfieldpost.co.uk". Petersfield Post. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.