The parents of an American humanitarian worker held hostage by Islamic State militants appealed for his release Saturday, speaking in a written statement and a video that highlighted his aid work and mentioned his conversion to Islam.
Ed and Paula Kassig, of Indianapolis, urged the release of their son, Peter, 26, who was threatened in a video issued Friday by Islamic State militants that purported to show the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning, 47.
Kassig's parents have said through a spokesperson that he was captured on his way to the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Oct. 1, 2013.
He was doing humanitarian work through Special Emergency Response and Assistance, an organization he founded in 2012 to treat refugees from Syria, the family has said.
Peter converted to Islam while in captivity and has adopted the name Abdul-Rahman, the family spokesperson said.
In their appeal for his release, his parents mentioned the Muslim holy festival of Eid al-Adha, observed on Saturday.
"As Muslims around the world, including our son Abdul-Rahman Kassig, celebrate Eid al-Adha, the faith and sacrifice of Ibrahim, and the mercy of Allah, we appeal to those holding our son to show the same mercy and set him free," the Kassig family said in a written statement.
In the video, Paula addressed her son directly.
"We are so very proud of you and the work you have done to bring humanitarian aid to the Syrian people," she said.
Peter served in the US Army during the Iraq War before being medically discharged, the family has said.
Pentagon records show he spent a year in the Army as a Ranger and was deployed to Iraq from April 2007 to July 2007.
Ed Kassig, a teacher, said in the video that his son could not control US policy.
"There is so much that is beyond our control," he said.
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