Photos: Al Qaeda issues video, threatening to execute British-born American photographer held in Yemen

We wonder when all these we end, it just keeps getting worse. sadly!

Unlike previous videos produced by ISIS and the Al Hayat Media Center, Mr Somers is not wearing an orange jump suit or is threatened with any form of weapon on screen.  

During the video, Mr Somers addresses the camera, saying: 'My name is Luke Somers. I'm 33 years old. I was born in England, but I carry American citizenship and have lived in America for most of my life.

'It's now been well over a year since I've been kidnapped in Sana'a. Basically, I'm looking for any help that can get me out of this situation. I'm certain that my life is in danger.

'So as I sit here now, I ask if anything can be done, please let it be done. Thank you very much.' 

Mr Somers was the primary focus of a rescue operation by SEAL Team Six, the unit that killed Osama Bin Laden on November 25, according to ABC News. 

The Special Forces raid recovered a group of Yemeni and Saudi hostages. Mr Somers had been moved to a cave complex some two days earlier however. 

It is understood that Mr Somers moved to Sana'a from London in 2011 to work as a teacher. However, he soon started taken photographs of anti-government protests in the city and established himself as a photo-journalist working for the Yemen Times. 

The three-minute video also features Ansi speaking about American activity in Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq as well as recent air strikes in Syria.

It follows similar videos by ISIS, which has already killed two British hostages and three American hostages in videos released on social media.

ISIS has posted a series of videos online showing the separate murders of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, US aid worker Peter Kassig and two British aid workers, David Haines and Alan Henning.

Footage claiming to show Mr Henning's murder appeared on the internet just days after the UK joined US-led air strikes against the terrorists in Iraq.

And official figures suggest around 500 Britons have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for ISIS, while others have joined up with Kurdish groups to fight against the militants. 

The Government last month announced a raft of new anti-extremist measures, including ensuring insurance companies can no longer foot the bill for terrorist ransoms, suspected foreign fighters will be blocked from returning to the UK and powers will be reintroduced to relocate terror suspects across the country.