Saraya was an Oklahoman and member of the Druze community. Saraya was executed alongside his family in Syria.

A video purporting to show the execution-style murder of Hosam Saraya, an American citizen, raises new questions about the ...

The violence in the Druze-majority city was some of the most brutal in Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Hosam Saraya, adding that the US was providing consular assistance to the family. She declined to provide further details.