I never said I was certain; only that the photo lead me to believe. I honestly hope he wasn’t alive by the time he was in the hands of the vermin to endure any more horror.
I did notice the soot - that’s the first thing I noticed.
I’m one of those who never goes to FB but I’m sure others here will appreciate that link. A few FReepers are able to read Arabic and may be able to add more to what you posted. There may be something there that will give all of us more light on the subject. So many “?”s right now.
I believe nothing coming out of Washington.
Not to worry. If you look at his mouth, it is also heavily sooted as well suggesting that he began mouth breathing at some point as a natural response to reduced oxygen intake.
Now going back to that photo which I clicked on:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3835212282891&set=p.3835212282891&type=1&theater
You will find that Abdelgader has tagged the photo. I think that says a lot. Apparently it is just a cropped version. Look near the top and you will find Jihan Elghoull. A woman journalist.
https://www.facebook.com/jelghoul1
I don’t think that any radical islamists are accompanied by women professional journalists but I couuld be wrong.