Foreign hostages in Iraq
A little known Iraqi Islamist militant group said on Saturday it had kidnapped a Turkish employee of a Turkish firm and demanded Ankara sever its ties with Baghdad’s government for his release. The group, the Brigades of the Lions of Righteousness, did not say what would happen to the hostage, Yildirim Tek of Istanbul, if its demands were not met, but other militant groups have killed hostages when their conditions were ignored. Full Story