Five Hostages
Lawrence Wright reports on the attempt to rescue five hostages in Syria: Kayla Mueller, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig, James Foley, and Theo Padnos.
For months, the families went to work and church reassuring everyone nothing was wrong—while their children were held by ISIS. The FBI warned against talking; the captors threatened death if word leaked. "After hiding the truth for so long, the families were heartened to learn that others were going through the same ordeal."