Jordan still holding prisoner demanded by Islamic State: govt spokesman
AMMAN: Jordan is still holding a prisoner whose release has been demanded by Islamic State militants and her freedom depends on the fate of a Jordanian pilot captured by the insurgents, government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said on Wednesday .
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When he was first captured, the militants reportedly demanded $1 million in ransom for his return, together with the release of 21 senior Taliban prisoners and Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui. (The MIT-educated Siddiqui is. As a direct result, four of the 16 U.S.-approved brigades operating in the northern part of the country had their funding cut off and have been dropped from the list of ���ratified��� militias, say a State Department official and opposition sources.
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���Qatari government officials told the Huang team that they floated the idea of a prisoner swap to the U.S. ambassador,��� Richard Grenell, a former U.S. diplomat who worked on the Huang case, told The Daily Beast. That account was corroborated by a.
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TOKYO (Reuters) ��� The mother of Islamic State captive Kenji Goto appealed for his life on Wednesday after a new video appeared to show the Japanese journalist saying he had 24 hours to live unless Jordan released a would-be. JAKARTA (Reuters) ��� Indonesias search for dozens of victims still unaccounted for from last months crash of an AirAsia passenger jet could end within days if no more bodies are found, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
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American officials are conducting clandestine meetings in the tiny Gulf state with what are believed to be Taliban representatives on the possible release of prisoners from Guant��namo. Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai,. They also demanded that the Taliban completely sever its ties with al Qaeda and not try to undermine the elected Afghan government. In return, the.. Indeed, Pakistan still holds most of the cards in any moves toward an Afghan peace deal. And so far��.
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Goto continues on to say that the Islamic State is no longer demanding a ransom of $200 million, but the release of Sajida al Rishawi, imprisoned in Jordan since 2005. The Japanese government said it will hold an��.
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Unexpectedly, ISIS has now dropped an earlier demand of $200 million ransom and says it will free the remaining hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, in exchange for the release of Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi, a failed suicide bomber whos imprisoned in Jordan.
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A State Department spokesman said that ���no such proposal was ever on the table,��� and noted that Al-Marri was eventually released from prison and sent home to Qatar as scheduled ���and not as the result of any U.S.-Qatari agreement.��� Asked for.
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The Daily Beast. Written byShane Harris James Kirchick. facebook; tweet; post. Before the Qatari government freed an imprisoned American couple, they asked for a jailed terrorist in return.. ISIS has made other demands for freeing prisoners, including a Pakistani woman known in counterterrorism circles as ���Lady al Qaeda��� who is held in the United States.. 16, after serving 87 percent of his 100-month sentence, said a spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons.
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When Barack Obama was first elected president, his education agenda���deploying federal money to turn around failing schools, hold teachers accountable for student test scores, and open more charter schools���earned glowing.. A State Department spokesman said that ���no such proposal was ever on the table,��� and noted that Al-Marri was eventually released from prison and sent home to Qatar as scheduled ���and not as the result of any U.S.-Qatari agreement.
Jordan proposes prisoner swap, fate of Japanese ISIS hostage unclear
AMMAN: Jordan said Wednesday it was willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in a 2005 suicide bomb attack if a Jordanian pilot captured by ISIS was released. Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani made no mention of Japanese .
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The reported death of one of Al Qaedas crucial leaders further debilitates the terrorist groups, says Bruce Riedel���but theyre still dangerous and surprisingly resilient. The reported death. That will put more pressure on the other franchises of Al Qaeda across the Islamic world to keep up the fight.. ISIS has made other demands for freeing prisoners, including a Pakistani woman known in counterterrorism circles as ���Lady al Qaeda��� who is held in the United States.
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