The Latest: Slain US man’s family: Drone strike small solace

FILE - This still image from undated video released by Islamic State militants on Oct. 3, 2014, purports to show the militant known as Jihadi John. A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said. (AP Photo/File) FILE - This still image from undated video released by Islamic State militants on Oct. 3, 2014, purports to show the militant known as Jihadi John. A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said. (AP Photo/File)

By Associated Press November 13, 2015 2 min read

LONDON (AP) – The latest news after officials say a U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John.”

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The family of an American journalist beheaded by the Islamic State fighter known as “Jihadi John” said a U.S. drone strike targeting the extremist provides little comfort.

Diane and John Foley of New Hampshire, the parents of James Foley, say in a statement released Friday that the U.S. should spend as much effort finding and rescuing hostages as it does hunting down extremists.

James Foley was abducted in Syria on Thanksgiving Day 2012 and not heard from again until a video showing his killing was posted online in August of 2014.