Iraq Hostage Stand-Off Dismissed as Exaggerated (Reuters)

Grok Headline matches for Iraq Hostage Stand-Off Dismissed as Exaggerated (Reuters)

U.S., Iraqi Forces Tackle Hostage
Stand-Off (Reuters)

U.S., Iraqi Forces Tackle Hostage
Stand-Off (Reuters) 04/16/2005 07:58 AM
Reuters - U.S. and Iraqi forces are trying to secure the release of a group of up to 60 Shi'ite Muslims being held hostage in a town south of Baghdad, where rising sectarian tensions threaten to provoke armed conflict.

Lawyer Wants Bush on Witness Stand Over
Iraq Abuse (Reuters)

Lawyer Wants Bush on Witness Stand Over
Iraq Abuse (Reuters) 06/21/2004 04:13 AM
Reuters - A lawyer defending a U.S. soldier charged with abusing prisoners in Iraq said on Monday he would seek to put President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the witness stand.

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Says He's
Feeling Well (Reuters)

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Says He's
Feeling Well (Reuters) 05/04/2004 08:03 AM
Reuters - Former U.S. hostage Thomas Hamill said Monday he was well and "very glad" to be back on a U.S. military installation after escaping from his captors in Iraq.

Four Lebanese Drivers Taken Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters)

Four Lebanese Drivers Taken Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters) 08/06/2004 07:39 AM
Reuters - Four Lebanese truck drivers have been taken hostage in Iraq, a source in Beirut's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Group in Iraq Says Kills Second U.S.
Hostage (Reuters)

Group in Iraq Says Kills Second U.S.
Hostage (Reuters) 09/21/2004 08:23 PM
Reuters - Al Qaeda-linked militants said they had killed a second American hostage and threatened to kill a Briton unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters) 07/25/2004 02:43 AM
Reuters - Two Pakistanis working for a Kuwait-based company were missing and feared kidnapped in Iraq on Sunday, as the country's hostage crisis deepened with at least 22 countries so far affected.

TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters)

TV Says Lebanese Man Held Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters) 08/17/2004 07:25 AM
Reuters - Lebanese satellite television channel LBC aired a tape on Tuesday it said showed a Lebanese driver held hostage in Iraq.

U.S. Firm RTI Says Hostage Released in
Iraq (Reuters)

U.S. Firm RTI Says Hostage Released in
Iraq (Reuters) 04/22/2004 09:09 AM
Reuters - An Israeli Arab taken hostage in Iraq two weeks ago and accused of spying for Israel was released by his captors on Thursday, said his employer, U.S.-based company Research Triangle International.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters) 08/30/2004 05:00 AM
Reuters - French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law scrapped.

Filipino Hostage in Iraq Gets 48-Hour
Reprieve (Reuters)

Filipino Hostage in Iraq Gets 48-Hour
Reprieve (Reuters) 07/11/2004 10:08 PM
Reuters - Islamic militants threatening to kill a Filipino hostage in Iraq gave the Philippines another 48 hours on Monday to agree to withdraw its troops, while two Bulgarian hostages were reported alive despite death threats.

U.S. Hostage Armstrong Beheaded in Iraq
-Web Video (Reuters)

U.S. Hostage Armstrong Beheaded in Iraq
-Web Video (Reuters) 09/20/2004 02:48 PM
Reuters - A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said on Monday it had beheaded an American hostage and posted a video of the killing on the Internet.

S.Korean Hostage in Iraq Wins More Time
(Reuters)

S.Korean Hostage in Iraq Wins More Time
(Reuters) 06/22/2004 07:21 AM
Reuters - Militants threatening to behead a South Korean hostage in Iraq unless Seoul pulls troops out of the country have agreed to give more time for talks on his fate, an Iraqi mediator told Reuters Tuesday.

Beirut Says U.S. Marine Hostage Killed
in Iraq (Reuters)

Beirut Says U.S. Marine Hostage Killed
in Iraq (Reuters) 07/04/2004 03:57 AM
Reuters - Islamist militants who announced the beheading of U.S. Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun have killed him, Lebanese Foreign Ministry sources said on Sunday.

Prayers and Tears for British Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters)

Prayers and Tears for British Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters) 09/21/2004 05:00 PM
Reuters - Hundreds of Britons held a candlelit vigil on Tuesday for a hostage threatened with beheading in Iraq amid reports that his abductors had killed a second U.S. captive.

Egyptian Diplomat Taken Hostage by Iraq
Militants (Reuters)

Egyptian Diplomat Taken Hostage by Iraq
Militants (Reuters) 07/23/2004 11:23 PM
Reuters - An Egyptian Friday became the first diplomat known to have been seized in a wave of hostage-taking in Iraq, in which militants have pressed demands to undermine U.S.-led forces and the interim government.

Egyptian Hostage in Iraq Freed,
Diplomats Say (Reuters)

Egyptian Hostage in Iraq Freed,
Diplomats Say (Reuters) 07/19/2004 12:56 PM
Reuters - An Egyptian driver held hostage by guerrillas in Iraq has been freed and is safely in the Egyptian embassy in Baghdad, diplomats at the embassy told Reuters Monday.

Freed Pakistan Hostage Says Three
Beheaded in Iraq (Reuters)

Freed Pakistan Hostage Says Three
Beheaded in Iraq (Reuters) 07/10/2004 08:17 AM
Reuters - A Pakistani man freed from captivity in Iraq last week said Saturday he saw his captors behead three hostages -- two Americans and an Iraqi -- while he was being held.

Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera
TV (Reuters)

Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera
TV (Reuters) 08/17/2004 05:23 AM
Reuters - Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage has been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

Group Frees U.S. Journalist Hostage in
Iraq-TV (Reuters)

Group Frees U.S. Journalist Hostage in
Iraq-TV (Reuters) 08/22/2004 01:37 PM
Reuters - An Iraqi group has released U.S. journalist Micah Garen whom it was holding hostage in Iraq, Arab satellite television Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.

U.S. Hostage in Iraq Appeals for Life on
Video-TV (Reuters)

U.S. Hostage in Iraq Appeals for Life on
Video-TV (Reuters) 04/13/2005 11:25 AM
Reuters - An American contractor taken hostage in Iraq has urged the U.S. government to negotiate with his captors to save his life, according to a video aired by Al Jazeera television on Wednesday.

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters)

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters) 05/03/2004 06:47 AM
Reuters - Former U.S. hostage Thomas Hamill, who escaped from captivity during the weekend, has left Iraq and is on his way to a military hospital in Germany for medical check-ups, a U.S. military official said Monday.

American Seen Held Hostage in Iraq
-Television (Reuters)

American Seen Held Hostage in Iraq
-Television (Reuters) 04/10/2004 08:50 AM
Reuters - Television footage on Saturday showed an American, possibly a civilian truck driver, being held hostage by Iraqi guerrillas.

Iraq Militants Behead Hostage, Set New
Deadline (Reuters)

Iraq Militants Behead Hostage, Set New
Deadline (Reuters) 09/21/2004 01:17 AM
Reuters - Militants beheaded an American in Iraq and said two fellow civilian hostages would meet the same fate within 24 hours if Washington failed to accept their demands.

Wife of U.S. Hostage Appeals to Iraq
Captors (Reuters)

Wife of U.S. Hostage Appeals to Iraq
Captors (Reuters) 09/21/2004 09:07 AM
Reuters - The wife of the U.S. hostage threatened with execution in Iraq made another impassioned appeal on Tuesday for her husband's life and urged his captors to open up the lines of communication.

TV Report: Filipino Hostage in Iraq
Freed (Reuters)

TV Report: Filipino Hostage in Iraq
Freed (Reuters) 07/20/2004 02:50 AM
Reuters - A Filipino hostage held in Iraq has been freed, Al Arabiya television said Tuesday.

Powell in Iraq; Hostage Deadline Looms
(Reuters)

Powell in Iraq; Hostage Deadline Looms
(Reuters) 07/30/2004 03:28 AM
Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Baghdad for talks Friday, the most senior U.S. official to visit Iraq since Washington handed over sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government a month ago.

Philippine Hostage in Iraq Says Coming
Home-Tape (Reuters)

Philippine Hostage in Iraq Says Coming
Home-Tape (Reuters) 07/15/2004 11:45 AM
Reuters - A Filipino held hostage in Iraq told his family in a videotaped message aired Thursday he would be home soon, but the militants holding him said he would be freed only after Manila withdrew its troops from Iraq.

Filipino Hostage Faces Death Threat in
Iraq (Reuters)

Filipino Hostage Faces Death Threat in
Iraq (Reuters) 07/08/2004 02:19 AM
Reuters - A death threat hung over a Filipino hostage in Iraq on Thursday and the fate of a kidnapped Lebanese-born U.S. marine remained uncertain.

Japan Welcomes Iraq Hostage Release,
Debate Goes On (Reuters)

Japan Welcomes Iraq Hostage Release,
Debate Goes On (Reuters) 04/15/2004 10:15 PM
Reuters - Japan rejoiced on Friday at the release of three Japanese civilians held hostage in Iraq, but the fate of two others remained unclear and debate over Tokyo's military mission in the increasingly violent country raged on.

Militants Threaten to Kill Korean
Hostage in Iraq (Reuters)

Militants Threaten to Kill Korean
Hostage in Iraq (Reuters) 06/21/2004 02:57 AM
Reuters - Muslim militants in Iraq threatened to behead a South Korean hostage by Monday night unless his country scrapped plans to send 3,000 more troops -- a demand rejected by Seoul.

Philippines Begins Iraq Pullout to Save
Hostage (Reuters)

Philippines Begins Iraq Pullout to Save
Hostage (Reuters) 07/16/2004 12:04 AM
Reuters - The Philippines began to pull out troops from Iraq Friday to save the life of a Filipino hostage and was promptly accused of giving in to militants by U.S. ally Australia.

Iraq Hostage Killing Won't Crack Italy
-Berlusconi (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Killing Won't Crack Italy
-Berlusconi (Reuters) 04/14/2004 06:42 PM
Reuters - The killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq will not affect the country's peace efforts there, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was quoted as saying early on Thursday by Italian state television.

Italy Vows to Stay in Iraq Despite
Hostage Killing (Reuters)

Italy Vows to Stay in Iraq Despite
Hostage Killing (Reuters) 04/14/2004 07:57 PM
Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed on Thursday to keep troops in Iraq despite the killing of an Italian hostage in scenes Al Jazeera said were too bloody to screen.

Iraq Group Threatens to Kill Filipino
Hostage-TV (Reuters)

Iraq Group Threatens to Kill Filipino
Hostage-TV (Reuters) 07/07/2004 02:43 PM
Reuters - Gunmen have seized a Filipino man working in Iraq and threatened to kill him unless Manila withdraws its forces from the country within 72 hours, the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera said on Wednesday.

Philippines Announces Pullout to Save
Iraq Hostage (Reuters)

Philippines Announces Pullout to Save
Iraq Hostage (Reuters) 07/12/2004 08:48 PM
Reuters - The Philippines said on Monday it would withdraw its troops from Iraq as soon as possible to save a Filipino hostage threatened with death by militants.

Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK
Hostage Pleads (Reuters)

Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK
Hostage Pleads (Reuters) 09/22/2004 10:57 PM
Reuters - Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.

Philippine Troops Quit Iraq, No Word on
Hostage (Reuters)

Philippine Troops Quit Iraq, No Word on
Hostage (Reuters) 07/19/2004 09:54 AM
Reuters - The last group of Philippine humanitarian troops to leave Iraq arrived in Kuwait on Monday, after the government gave in to militants holding a Filipino hostage, straining its alliance with Washington.

Iraq Group Threatens to Behead S.Korean
Hostage - TV (Reuters)

Iraq Group Threatens to Behead S.Korean
Hostage - TV (Reuters) 06/20/2004 05:27 PM
Reuters - An Iraqi group has threatened to behead a South Korean hostage if Seoul does not end cooperation with U.S. occupying authorities, a videotape aired on Arabic television station Al Jazeera said Monday.

Filipino Hostage Freed in Iraq After
Troops Leave (Reuters)

Filipino Hostage Freed in Iraq After
Troops Leave (Reuters) 07/20/2004 04:32 AM
Reuters - A Filipino truck driver held hostage in Iraq was freed and handed over to the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad Tuesday, an Emirates official said.
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