( CNN ) ISIS has released a new video in which a captive British journalist acts as though he is reporting on Aleppo in Syria . John Cantlie , who has appeared in previous ISIS videos , calls this one the `` last in this series . '' In the video , he shows parts of Aleppo , saying the destruction is caused not only by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but also U.S.-led coalition airstrikes . The coalition has been targeting ISIS . Cantlie also shows a religious school and a court , where he explains that Islamic Sharia law `` is 1,400 years old . And it is the rule of God , the rule of Allah . And therefore it can not be changed . '' He cites , for example , that the punishment for robbery is having one 's hand cut off . Cantlie was kidnapped in November 2012 along with American journalist James Foley . A video published by ISIS in August showed Foley being beheaded . ISIS , which calls itself the Islamic State , has taken over swaths of land in Syria and Iraq and carried out barbaric killings .
Captive journalist John Cantlie calls video the `` last in this series '' Cantlie has appeared in previous ISIS videos .