To the journos readying their “why this doesn’t really matter” takes, remember these names:

James Foley
Steven Sotloff
Peter Kassig
Muadh al-Kasasbeh

The list goes on. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were brutalized at the direction of Al-Baghdadi. This is a win.

— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) October 27, 2019