ISIS releases new video showing British hostage John Cantlie

Islamic State has released a new video purporting to show British hostage John Cantlie in the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani.

Narrating the video in the style of a news report, Mr Cantlie counters media claims that IS fighters are being driven out of the town.

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He says IS has in fact gained control of large areas of Kobani,  despite continual US-led airstrikes .
He adds that IS militants are "mopping up" against Kurdish fighters defending the town and that the weeks-long battle is "coming to an end".
"Contrary to what the Western media would have you believe, it is not an all-out battle here now. It is nearly over," he says.
"As you can hear, it is very quiet, just the occasional gunfire."
The 43-year-old photojournalist claims to be in an area of Kobani reported to be held by Kurdish forces, but says they are nowhere to be seen.
"Urban warfare is about as nasty and tough as it gets," he says.
His father Paul, 80, died last week, shortly after recording a final video message for his son's captors from his hospital bed.
IS, also known as ISIS and ISIL, controls large swathes of Iraq and Syria. 
Since August it has published a number of videos showing the beheadings of four Western hostages.
They include British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines and US journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley.