The Hills of Raqqa – Geolocating the James Foley Video

[Galraedia]

Earlier this week the Guardian reported on claims made by hostages held by the Islamic State, identifying the speaker in the James Foley video as being an Islamic State member based in Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold in north-central Syria. Based on that claim, and information in the James Foley video it’s possible to narrow down the location the video was filmed at.

In the video there’s not a great deal of information, however, it is possible to determine some information from the images.

Read more: https://bellingcat.com/resources/case-studies/2014/08/23/the-hills-of-raqqa-geolocating-the-james-foley-video/

[flamingdem]

1. It's a new era

when citizens can participate in war from their laptop.

[brentspeak]

2. NBC News reporting Sunday night that Foley's killer has been identified

But they are waiting for final confirmation from British intelligence before releasing a name: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/james-foley/british-intelligence-identify-man-they-believe-killed-journalist-james-foley-n187781

[kentuck]

3. He better look for a better place to hide....

I have a hunch that his ass is grass and there is a lawnmower drone with his name on it...

[Galraedia]

4. For anyone interested, the location seems to be at approximately 35°52'55.2"N 39°02'09.1"E