The wife of British hostage Alan Henning pleaded Saturday with ISIS to release him, describing her husband as a "peaceful, selfless man" who was only in Syria to help people in need. "I cannot see how it could assist any state's cause to allow the world to see a man like Alan dying," Barbara Henning said, according to a message released by the UK Foreign Office. ISIS refers to itself as "the Islamic State." Alan Henning, a taxi driver from near Manchester, England, was part of a team of volunteers that traveled to Syria in December to deliver food and water to people affected by the Middle Eastern country's devastating civil war.
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Group calls on UK government to negotiate for Alan Henning's release
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Henning was kidnapped in Syria as he was helping an aid convoy
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His wife says ISIS hasn't responded to her attempts to communicate
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Leading Muslims in the UK say killing Henning isn't permitted by Islamic law
"When they hear this message, I implore the people of the @placeholder to see it in their hearts to release my husband, Alan Henning."