– Isis The militants have recently seized four foreign hostages between Aleppo and Idlib: it would be two Italian women, a Danish and a Japanese. Writes the Guardian. I would be kidnapped reporter, photographer or humanitarian workers. The newspaper does not make the names of the hostages: therefore there is no way to know if the two are Italian Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli, the volunteers disappeared in late July in the area of Aleppo.
The British newspaper notes that the kidnappings have proven a good business for Islamist militants since the past six months at least ten hostages including a Dane, three in France and two Spaniards were released after lengthy negotiations with the kidnappers who had demanded in exchange for a ransom.
Pentagon: “Failed raid to free the hostages” – With a raid authorized by President Obama, the American special forces have attempted in early July to release the journalist James Foley and other American hostages held in Syria by Isis jihadists, but the operation is not successful because ‘the hostages were not in the place where the commandos raided. The revelation comes directly from the Pentagon, after the spread of the terrible footage of the beheading of Foley. The United States “recently conducted an operation to free the American hostages held in Syria” by ISIS, announced Admiral John Kirby, spokesman for the Department of Defense. But “unfortunately – he added – the mission was not successful. Hostages were not in place targeted.” Operation, then explained participated air and ground forces.
Kirby gave no details, but according to what they have said senior administration officials quoted anonymously in the Washington Post, the operation was attended by dozens of military special forces, almost every weapon, and one of them was injured during a fierce battle with militants at Isis.
Other press sources claim that the raid went off the Fourth of July and that at least five militants were killed. The blitz, the sources said the Post, he was tempted “this summer”, after at least six Western hostages were freed by Islamic militants and had been contacted and interrogated by intelligence Use.
“The President has authorized an operation to early summer groped to free American citizens held by ISIS, “said a senior official, adding that” we had a series of intelligence sufficient to enable us to act. ” The military then moved “in a really aggressive and really fast, but unfortunately not the operation has not been successful because finally the hostages were held on the site of the operation.”
This is the first military operation conducted by American forces in Syria of which we have information, and, subsequently, the spokesman for the National Security Council in the White House, Caitlin Hayden, said that the administration had no intention of making it known. “A large concern for the safety of the hostages and operational security makes it imperative that the utmost secrecy can be maintained” on such actions, he said. But “today we came into the open when it was now clear that numerous media outlets were preparing to report the operation and that we would have had no choice but to confirm” the news.
FBI: “These rascals will be caught” – The savages responsible for the abduction and horrific death of James Foley will be caught. He said the FBI director, James Comey. “I am very sorry to say that these savages have turned the story into a murder investigation,” said Comey from Denver, reports the ABC News. “We’ll be on the case. We will work with our law enforcement, intelligence and military partners to try to give justice to the family of Foley and exert the full force of the United States to capture those savages.”
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