Abducted Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Freed in Iraq
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Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, who was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Monday, was freed today without the payment of any ransom, the Vatican said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq A militant Muslim group has released a video showing the beheading of a man identified as an Iraqi Army officer. The group (Ansar al-Sunnah) posted a statement on a Web site saying the officer was kidnapped in Mosul (MOH&#39;-sul).
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Iraqi police freed a Jordanian hostage in a raid south of Baghdad on Tuesday, detaining three men believed to have played a role in the kidnapping, a police spokesman said.
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An Iraqi armed group calling itself Asad Allah Brigades have said they have freed a Canadian woman held captive in Iraq for 16 days.
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[World News] Tehran, Sep 28 : An Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq has been freed and is safe in Tehran&#39;s mission in Baghdad, Mehr news agency reports, quoting the foreign ministry.
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Australian journalist John Martinkus has been released unharmed after being detained by an unknown group in Iraq, SBS television says.
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BAGHDAD : An Iranian diplomat was freed after a 55-day hostage ordeal at the hands of the same Islamic militant group which is holding two French newsmen, as 12 people were killed in fresh Iraq violence.
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20 September 2004 -- Reports say that 18 Iraqi national guardsmen held hostage in Iraq have been released by their captors. Naim al-Qaabi, a representative of Shi&#39;ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said the guardsmen were released at al-Sadr&#39;s request.
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BAGHDAD: The US military freed a top aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr on Thursday in a gesture that could help the interim governmentâs efforts to calm rebel-held strongholds before elections in January.
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Two Italian aid workers kidnapped this month in Iraq were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy's prime minister said, according to Italian news reports.
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ANKARA, Turkey Sept. 6, 2004 - A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was freed by his captors on Monday, Turkey&#39;s foreign minister said.
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A Polish woman who was abducted last month from her apartment in Baghdad has been freed, the Polish prime minister said Saturday.
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The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded an act of terrorism.
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An Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in Iraq has been freed and is in the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, diplomatic sources told Xinhua on Monday.
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BAGHDAD: An Iranian diplomat was freed on Monday after a 55-day hostage ordeal at the hands of the same militant group which is holding two French newsmen, as 19 people were killed in fresh Iraq violence.
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Two Italian women held for three weeks in Baghdad were freed Tuesday, amid reports that a million-dollar ransom had been paid. Italian Prime Minister
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Giancarlo Bossi, the Italian priest abducted last month in the Philippines, has been released, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said late Thursday.