Firm Halts Iraq Work to Save 10 Hostages
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A Turkish construction company said Tuesday it was halting operations in neighboring Iraq to try to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.
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A Turkish company said Sunday it was withdrawing from Iraq a day after Iraqi militants threatened to behead its employee unless it ceased operations in the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.
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Militants in Iraq are threatening to kill  10 Iraqis they are holding hostage unless their U.S. company  leaves the country, according to a video tape aired by Arabic  television channels on Sunday.
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Iraqi government ministers today backed the Interior Ministry's decision to close Blackwater USA's operations in Iraq after the security firm was involved in a firefight that authorities say killed eight civilians. The firm said it was protecting a State Department convoy.
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Turkey&#39;s foreign minister confirmed Tuesday that 10 Turkish hostages had been freed by kidnappers in Iraq. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said 10 employees of the Turkish construction
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Iraqi kidnappers have released 10 Turkish  hostages they had held for over a month after their Turkish  employer said it would leave Iraq, Al Jazeera television said  on Sunday.
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Leading aid agency CARE International on Wednesday halted relief work in Iraq after its head of operations there was abducted, further fuelling fears that aid workers were becoming soft targets for extremists and common criminals.
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The British-based CARE charity suspended its work in Iraq Wednesday following the kidnapping of its chief of operations by unknown armed militants.
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Care International suspended operations in Iraq today after gunmen seized the British woman who ran the humanitarian organisationâs work in the country.
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An Iraqi militant group said it had  kidnapped 10 people, including two Indonesian women, who work  for an electronics firm, Al Jazeera television reported on  Thursday.
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Iraq&#39;s northern oil exports were halted Wednesday following a series of massive attacks on Iraq&#39;s pipeline network linking northern oil fields in Kirkuk to Turkey.
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Leading relief agency CARE International halted work in Iraq after its head of operations there was abducted, further fuelling fears that aid workers were becoming soft targets for hostage-takers.
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A TURKISH company confirmed today that 10 of its employees in Iraq had been taken hostage, but declined to say whether it would pull out from the war-torn country to save their lives.
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CARE today suspended its humanitarian relief efforts in Iraq one day after gunman kidnapped the British-born woman who for decades has led the group&#39;s drive to improve living conditions here.
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A major contractor in Iraq has terminated its effort to rebuild the transportation system there, in part, because of the high costs related to security, military and company officials said Wednesday.
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An Arab TV station said Sunday it received a statement from Iraqi militants saying they had freed 10 Turkish hostages. An anchor on Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV, citing &quot;special sources,&quot; said
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Description: A major Iraq reconstruction contractor, Contrack International, has decided to terminate its work, citing security issues and other costs.