Posted on 08/21/2014 6:34:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Flush with looted weapons, buoyed by sweeping gains in Syria and eager to shock, Islamic State militants have seized four more foreign hostages near Aleppo in recent days, taking to more than 20 the number of foreigners they now hold.
The latest captives, two Italian women, a Dane and a Japanese national, were seized in or near Syria's largest city. All held are either reporters, photographers or aid workers taken near Aleppo or Idlib. They have been subsequently moved to Raqqa, the Isis stronghold in north Syria.
The abductions have controversially proved good business for Islamic radicals. In the past six months at least 10 hostages, including a Dane, three French nationals and two Spaniards, were freed after lengthy negotiations with captors, who demanded ransoms. Some organisations have insisted on information blackouts about nationals still being held.
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Why would any sane person ever go to that hell hole for any reason?!
Note to self: Cancel plans for walking/listening tour of Syria.
That was my reaction as well. Women would be especially vulnerable.
But then again there’s a whole lot of things that go on in today’s world that defy logic.
Time to cut off the pee-pee's of these little pig-faced monkeys.
soebarkah throws his filthy prayer rug down on all of us.
two Italian women ,well those 2 are total fools
Let this be a warning to any normal or near-normal person. Never go into a country where the bearded savages are in control. All your feel good thoughts about how noble they are, how poor they are, how downtrodden they are will not protect you if a bearded subhuman thinks you would make a good hostage.
I wouldn’t even go to a so-called “Moderate” Muslim country.
All women in Middle East should be extremely careful, as ISIS?ISIL men may be ditching their terrorist garb during a hunt for victims, and looking normal as they search for kidnapping targets...These people are devious, brutal, and cunning killers....no deception would be too much to get new hostages for ransom. Even wearing a Burka might be used, they have no scruples.
How many terrorist are left at Gitmo?
How many terrorist are left at Gitmo?
Time to RAQQA’n’ROLL!!!
Tee up the Tomahawks!!
Release the AC130s!!
Let’s Party!!!
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