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The Islamic State (ISIS) said it kidnapped the unidentified 26-year-old American woman last year while she was on a humanitarian mission in Syria. The fighters said they will free her only if the U.S. government forks over the multi-million dollar ransom, ABC News reported.
Her family has requested she not be identified.
In addition to the ransom, the terrorists have also demanded the U.S. free a prisoner of its own: Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted of attempted murder.
The 26-year-old humanitarian worker is one of at least four Americans ISIS have captured.
The group has threated to kill another American reporter, Steven Sotloff, next. The 31-year-old, whose work has appeared in TIME magazine, was kidnapped in Syria
originally posted by: rickymouse
Where did they come up with the figure 6.6 million from. You think they would say ten million or five million.
In fact, until recently, ISIS had a very different list of demands for Mr. Foley: The group pressed the United States to provide a multimillion-dollar ransom for his release, according to a representative of his family and a former hostage held alongside him. The United States — unlike several European countries that have funneled millions to the terror group to spare the lives of their citizens — refused to pay.
originally posted by: vonclod
The Islamic countries need to get their sh#t together and do something about this. They are all sitting on their hands waiting for the U.S. to do the dirty work, I think to a large degree this is a problem created by the U.S. and its foriegn policy but still..people will not get past this aspect of Islam if the rest of the Islamic world doesn't take action.
originally posted by: samsamm9
originally posted by: vonclod
The Islamic countries need to get their sh#t together and do something about this. They are all sitting on their hands waiting for the U.S. to do the dirty work, I think to a large degree this is a problem created by the U.S. and its foriegn policy but still..people will not get past this aspect of Islam if the rest of the Islamic world doesn't take action.
The Global Muslim Army......sounds realistic.
In addition to the ransom, the terrorists have also demanded the U.S. free a prisoner of its own: Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted of attempted murder.
Siddiqui immigrated to the U.S. in 1990 and was indicted on the attempted murder charges in 2008 after she tried to kill two U.S. officials. Dubbed "Lady Al Qaeda," the 42-year-old MIT-trained scientist has been held in a Texas prison ever since her 2010 conviction.
originally posted by: HardCorps
a reply to: Rainbowresidue
They need they neuroscientist back cause she was the only one who knew how to work the can opener!
Okay... let me think... trained Doctor.. Ebola outbreak... airplanes... tons of jihadists...
Nope, beats me why they want her back ---Winkz