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Another video of John Cantlie has been released by his IS captors
He says the terrorists are 'eagerly' awaiting a ground war with West
Photojournalist also speaks of blaming David Cameron for his ordeal
Lengthy piece allegedly written by Mr Cantlie included IS magazine Dabiq
Story carries the headline 'The real story behind my videos'
Mr Cantlie was seized while he was working in northern Syria
Says he has had to watch as fellow hostages go to their deaths
Unclear if the article was penned by Mr Cantlie or written under duress

Published: 14:41 GMT, 12 October 2014 | Updated: 06:16 GMT, 13 October 2014

Islamic State terrorists last night released a fourth propaganda video featuring British hostage John Cantlie, in which he blamed the UK government for beheadings by jihadis in Syria.

In a video clip posted online, the abducted photojournalist told how the terror group ‘eagerly awaited’ a ground war with America and its allies. He also accuses western governments of spending millions of pounds on ‘Hollywood-style’ military action instead of paying ransoms to his captors.

In the chilling 6min 53sec film, Mr Cantlie said he expected to be executed, adding ‘I await my turn.’ In a further development, in a long article apparently written by Mr Cantlie for IS’s Dabiq magazine, he insists he writes the scripts to the videos in which he appears.

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Captive: A still from the newly-released video of British Hostage John Cantlie. The photojournalist has been a captive of IS for two years

In last night’s professionally-produced video, the 43-year-old captive – wearing a Guantanamo Bay-style orange jumpsuit – said a battle against the fanatics where no one ‘gets their hands dirty’ was impossible. So far, a 40-nation coalition led by the US and including Britain as well as Arab nations have carried out air strikes while ruling out combat troops.

Mr Cantlie, who appeared to be delivering the message under duress, added that the beheading videos were a ‘win-win’ for the militant group.

However, it appears the film was shot before the murder of Alan Henning. Delivering scripted lines, Mr Cantlie said the decapitation of ‘three previous cellmates’ by Islamic State fanatics had shocked the public.

But taxi driver Mr Henning was the fourth Western hostage to be executed, after US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid worker David Haines.

Mr Cantlie, a photojournalist who has worked for newspapers including The Sunday Times, has featured in several propaganda videos released by the Islamic extremists in recent weeks

Hostage: An article allegedly written by British hostage John Cantlie, pictured in an online video has been published by Islamic State militants

It includes a photograph of Mr Cantlie, 43, appearing to wear the now-familiar orange outfit worn by other IS hostages, and it is not clear how much the hostage was acting under duress when, or even if, he wrote it.

It is slickly put together, in a propaganda magazine designed to inflame the feelings of IS followers.

Describing Mr Cantlie as 'nobody going nowhere', the article says he is sleeping on a matress on the floor of a 'clean and comfortable' room, which 'for a man in my position, it is enough'.

It states: 'Four of my cellmates have already been executed by the Islamic State in the most visceral way possible after the British and American governments apparently made a joint decision not to discuss terms for our release with our captors.