Parents break silence on son being held by IS

The parents of a US aid worker threatened with beheading by the Islamic State group say they have broken their silence about their son’s year-long captivity because "the dynamics have changed" and they fear for his life.

Parents break silence on son being held by IS

Paula and Ed Kassig said they have been doing all they can to free Abdul-Rahman Kassig, 26, since he was captured in Syria more than a year ago. That includes appealing directly to his captors via YouTube and Twitter messages.

A militant threatened Kassig’s beheading in an October 3 video, in retaliation for US bombing attacks. The couple told CBS This Morning that the militants haveissued demands that are beyond their power to meet.

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