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Reporters are now being warned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] that extremists affiliated with so-called "Daesh" have been "tasked with kidnapping journalists," according to the Washington Post.

FBI Warns Media: "ISIL" Affiliate Plans to Kidnap Journalists

In a memo sent on Thursday, the FBI warned that "credible information" obtained by the bureau suggests that a Daesh splinter group intends on kidnapping journalists, considered by the extremists to be "desirable targets," so that they could be taken to the swath of Syria controlled by the makeshift militia.

"The FBI assesses, based on open source statements and postings, that ["ISIL"] members and supporters view members of the US media establishment as legitimate targets for retribution attacks as the US-led air campaign against "ISIL" in Iraq and Syria continues," Politico quoted from the bulletin.

"Online supporters of "ISIL" have called - via various social media sites - for retaliation against the United States and US interests abroad, especially since US-led air strikes in Iraq and Syria began," it said.

Moreover, according to Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima, the rare intelligence bulletin cited an online posting from last month [September] in which a "Daesh" sympathizer is said to have referred to "media personnel, including anchormen, field reporters and talk show hosts" as "prioritized targets."

The FBI warned that Daesh sympathizers "might try to mask their affiliation with "ISIL" to gain access to journalists."

Two American journalists - James Foley and Steven Sotloff - have been executed on film by Daesh militants in recent months amidst a growing campaign of air strikes authorized by the White House. Additionally, British aid worker Alan Henning was beheaded on camera by the group as well, according to a video posted online earlier this month [October].

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team