A man who identifies himself as British hostage John Cantlie appears in new footage posted online by Islamic State.<br/> <br />Reuters cannot independently verify the video posted on social media, nor when it was recorded.<br/> <br />Cantlie was captured in northern Syria in November 2012.<br/> <br />He says he's in the Syrian border town of Kobani, where the U.S. is leading air strikes against militants to reinforce Kurdish fighters on the ground.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH HOSTAGE, JOHN CANTLIE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We are here in the heart of the so-called PKK safe zone which is now controlled entirely by the Islamic State. Now the Western media and I can't see any of their journalists here in the city of Kobani have been saying recently that Islamic State are on the retreat."<br/> <br />Islamic State fighters have been trying to capture Kobani for over a month to consolidate land along the Turkish border.
