Iraqi group says abducts 9 policemen, soldiers

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Source: Reuters

Iraqi group says abducts 9 policemen, soldiers
(Reuters)

7 May 2007



DUBAI - The self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, an Al Qaeda-led militant group, said on Monday it was holding nine Iraqi police and defence personnel and demanded the release of all Sunni Muslim women prisoners to free them.


The group, calling itself “the soldiers of the Islamic State in the Diyala (governorate)”, said in a statement posted on the Internet that those arrested included high-ranking officers.

It also posted a video showing the men wearing uniforms on a Web site used by Iraqi insurgent groups and said it gave the Shia-led government 72 hours to meet its demands that included handing over officers involved in the alleged rape of Sabreen Janabi, a Sunni Muslim woman.

The group also demanded that the government hand over officers it said were involved in atrocities against Sunni Muslims in the northern town of Tal Afar. It gave no details.



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DUBAI - The self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, an al Qaeda-led militant group, said it was holding nine Iraqi police and defence personnel and demanded the release of all Sunni Muslim women prisoners in exchange for their freedom. The group said the policemen being held included high-ranking officers.

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