David Haines (aid worker)
David Haines | |
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Born | David Cawthorne Haines 9 May 1970 Syrian desert |
Cause of death | Decapitation |
Nationality | British, Croatian |
Other names | David |
Citizenship | British |
Occupation | Humanitarian aid worker |
Years active | 1970–2014 |
Employer | Aid worker |
Known for | Aid worker |
Children | 2 |
David Haines (9 May 1970 – c. 13 September 2014)
Early life and career
Haines was born in
Kidnapping
Haines was abducted in March 2013 by an unidentified armed gang affiliated with
Haines' family were ordered by UK Foreign Office not to speak to anybody about the abduction,[11] an instruction that continued even after the abduction became public when Haines appeared in the purported Sotloff execution video that threatened Haines would be the next victim.[12][13] The UK Foreign Office had also requested the British media to not publish Haines' identity, fearing for his safety.[14] When international press published his name after release of the video, UK media decided to also publish it, with The Independent stating that "no purpose is served by continuing to withhold his name".[15]
Rescue attempt
After the surfacing of the
Appearance in Steven Sotloff video
The abduction of the aid worker came to worldwide attention after being shown at the end of the
British response
The day after the Steven Sotloff execution video surfaced, British prime minister David Cameron told the House of Commons: "I am sure the whole House, and the whole country, will join with me in condemning the sickening and brutal murder of another American hostage, and share our shock and anger that it again appears to have been carried out by a British citizen. All our thoughts are with the British hostage and his family. Their ordeal is unimaginable."[19] He concluded: "A country like ours will not be cowed by these barbaric killers. If they think we will weaken in the face of their threats, they are wrong. It will have the opposite effect. We will be more forthright in the defence of the values, liberty under the rule of law, freedom, democracy that we hold dear."[2]
Death
A video of the lead up and aftermath of Haines' beheading, entitled "A Message to the Allies of America", was released by ISIL on 13 September 2014. The video, following a similar format to the ones for Foley and Sotloff, started with a clip of a press statement by Prime Minister Cameron followed by a title screen.[20] It then showed Haines delivering a prepared speech.[a] Next, the executioner makes a statement,[b] then puts his knife to Haines' throat and makes cutting motions as the video fades to black.[20][21][22] In the final scene, the executioner is holding the orange jumpsuit of another person, named as British aid worker Alan Henning, saying "If you, Cameron, insist on fighting the Islamic State then you, like your master Obama, will have the blood of your people on your hands."[20]
On 22 October 2016, a memorial for David Haines was unveiled in a garden at
On 19 May 2019, his daughter Bethany vowed to go to Syria to retrieve her father's body. She had decided to launch a campaign and appeal to anyone who may have information about her father's remains. She has also befriended freed captive Motka who was with her father.
See also
- 2014 American intervention in Iraq
- ISIL beheading incidents
- Beheading in Islamism
- Steven Sotloff
- Foreign hostages in Iraq
- James Foley (journalist)
- Nick Berg
- Kenneth Bigley
- John Cantlie
- Austin Tice
- Daniel Pearl
- The Beatles, terrorist cell of the Islamic State that guarded and beheaded Sotloff
References
- ^ "David Haines – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Robinson, Nick (3 September 2014). "British hostage: PM says UK will not be 'cowed' by threats". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- The Wire. Archived from the originalon 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b Dearden, Lizzie (13 September 2014). "David Haines Isis kidnapping: Family of British hostage appeal to militants to respond to contact attempts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Holmes, Oliver (14 September 2014). "Islamic State video purports to show beheading of UK hostage David Haines". Reuters. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Gardner, Bill (4 September 2014). "Wife of British hostage David Haines says: 'He is everything to us'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Profile of British hostage David Haines". BBC. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "David Cawthorne Haines". Nonviolent Peaceforce. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014.
- ^ Botelho, Greg (14 September 2014). "ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice". CNN.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Lestch, Corinne (5 September 2014). "Translator recalls horrifying capture by ISIS of British hostage David Haines". New York Daily News. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Brown, David (5 September 2014). "Islamic State family told to keep captivity silent for 19 months". The Times. The Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Inside the private intel group that scooped and 'embarrassed' ISIS" (video). MSNBC. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b "IS Jihadi Group Beheads US journalist Steven Sotloff". CNN. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "ISIS claims to execute aid worker in new video". CBS News. Associated Press. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ David Haines exclusive: Witness describes the moment Isis militants seized the British aid worker. The Independent 4 September 2014 [1]
- ^ Wagner, Meg (3 September 2014). "UK Prime Minister vows to fight ISIS as terrorists threaten to execute Briton: We won't 'be cowed by these barbaric killers'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Shear, Michael D.; Schmitt, Eric (20 August 2014). "In Raid to Save Foley and Other Hostages, U.S. Found None". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Hanna, Jason (6 September 2014). "British hostage of ISIS was helping displaced Syrians, aid group says". CNN.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "PM's statement to Parliament on opposition to ISIL terrorism". gov.uk. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Haberman, Zach (13 September 2014). "David Haines video: Full transcript of ISIS footage that allegedly depicts beheading of British aid worker". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Botelho, Greg; Pearson, Michael; Taylor, Phillip (13 September 2014). "ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice". CNN.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Cobain, Ian (14 September 2014). "Isis hostage: Alan Henning described as 'a big man with a big heart'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b Burdge, Richard (23 October 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Perth memorial to murdered aid worker David Haines unveiled". TheCourier.co.uk. D. C. Thomson Publishing. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Notes
- ^ Haines: "My name is David Cawthorne Haines. I would like to declare that I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution. You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State, just as your predecessor Tony Blair did, following a trend amongst our British prime ministers who can't find the courage to say no to the Americans. Unfortunately, it is we the British public that in the end will pay for the price for our parliament's selfish decisions."[20]
- ^ Executioner: "This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga against the Islamic State. Ironically, he has spent a decade of his life serving under the brutal air force that is responsible for delivering those arms. Your evil alliance with America, which continues to strike the Muslims of Iraq and most recently bombed the Haditha Dam, will only accelerate your destruction, and playing the role of the obedient lapdog, Cameron, will only drag you and your people into another bloody and unwinnable war."[20]