Canadian hostage released in Iraq
A militant group said today it had released a Canadian hostage, claiming her company pledged to withdraw from Iraq
The group, calling itself The Brigades of the Victorious Lion of God, said Fairuz Yamulky worked for a company that provided equipment for several US bases.
The Canadian government today confirmed Ms Yamulky’s release.
Relatives of the woman also confirmed her release and told the Calgary Sun newspaper yesterday that she was in the hands of US military personnel after being held hostage and tortured for 16 days.
The US military had no immediate information.
“We decided to release the hostage, Fairuz Yamulky, after it has been agreed that there would be no dealing with the US forces,” the group said in a statement released today in Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad.
The statement claimed the company Ms Yamulky worked for said it would pull out of Iraq. The group’s claims couldn’t be authenticated.
The group also released a DVD that shows a woman with dishevelled dark hair, speaking in Arabic, saying she is a Canadian working for a US company called GSS that equips US bases.
Addressing some bosses and officials she named, she said: “I urge you and I ask you to preserve my life by co-operating and negotiating with this group.”
