Saturday, April 10, 2004
There's a heretofore unknown terror group in Iraq, and they're claiming to hold 30 hostages. Identifying themselves as the "brigades of the martyr-hero Sheikh Ahmad Yasin," from this name it comes as no surprise that they are pursuing peaceful means amongst the most bloodthirsty groups we've seen yet. What else would you expect from a group named for a Muslim "Holy Man" like Yasin? Apparently, they're threatening to behead their hostages unless their demands are met.
Maariv International: Iraqi "Yasin" group claims to hold 30 foreigners, "including Israelis"
Australian TV showed an injured American civilian, who identified himself as Thomas Hamill, surrounded by other masked Iraqi captors -- who threatened to kill and mutilate him unless the same demand was met within 12 hours.
A masked spokesman for the Yasin group appeared on Al-Arabiya TV holding a Kalashnikov assault rifle. He said the group's hostages included "Israelis, Japanese, Bulgarians, Americans, Spaniards and Koreans," adding that four soldiers had already been killed and theie bodies were being held by the "brigades." Footage was shown of an unidentified, decomposing body lying in sand...
