President Barack Obama on Sunday confirmed that Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, was beheaded by ISIS. Kassig "was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity," Obama said in a statement. Militants claim to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig in a video published to the Internet on Sunday, purportedly from terror group ISIS. Obama: Beheading was 'act of pure evil' ISIS reportedly beheads Peter Kassig The video shows the aftermath of a beheading, in which the victim is not clearly recognizable. CNN has not been able to confirm the authenticity of the video nor the identity of the victim. Read more http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/16/world/meast/isis-kassig-killing-images/