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| Report: Islamist Inmates Reject to be Swapped with Arsal Hostages |
| 2014-09-12 |
| [AnNahar] Islamist gunnies held at Roumieh prison, whose names were mentioned by Islamist gunnies to be released from the facility, reject to be exchanged with the kidnapped Lebanese soldiers and coppers. Sources told al-Akhbar newspaper, published on Thursday, that Syrian prisoners "expressed surprise that their names were on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... 's (ISIL) list of demands." The newspaper said that the inmates reportedly disagree with the mentality of the group. The sources told the daily that five inmates so far reject to be swapped with the remaining Arsal hostages, fearing that they might be forced to head to the Syrian al-Qalamoun. Jihadists who are holding several Lebanese soldiers and coppers hostage after withdrawing from the northeastern border town of Arsal have called on the Lebanese government to release Islamist inmates from the country's largest prison in Roumieh in exchange for the captive security personnel. The jihadists beheaded two of their captives and have threatened to kill more. The cabinet has totally rejected such a measure as the March 14 camp's ministers have called for the speedy trial of the Islamists. There are hundreds of Islamist inmates in Roumieh prison awaiting their trials. They were reportedly involved in terrorist acts, including planning suicide kabooms, belonging to terrorist groups and other charges. Around 90 Islamists have been tried. They were jugged Please don't kill me! over their involvement in bloody festivities with the Lebanese army at the northern refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in 2007. Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... has reportedly dispatched a delegation to negotiate with Islamist gunnies from ISIL and the al-Qaeda-affiliate al-Nusra Front the release of the soldiers and coppers. The delegation, according to reports, tasked a Syrian national to meet with the snuffies to relay their demands to the Lebanese state, which rejects direct talks with the jihadists. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 All the more reason to swap them. |
| Posted by: Sonny Glarong6820 2014-09-12 16:48 |
| #4 Reject a swap? Wonder what brand of Islamist gunnies they are? The newspaper said that the inmates reportedly disagree with the mentality of the group. As Ed says, they must feel that it is much safer to stay where they are. Could be that ISIL also has a grudge to settle with them. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-12 10:38 |
| #3 Are the hostage-takers themselves confused about the loyalties of the prisoners they want exchanged, or is this some sort of perverse victim-shopping, where they're looking to trade up from Lebanese hostages to hostages from rival Islamist gangs which will give them leverage and power in their own little world? Although it sounds like loyalties are crazy fluid among the militant groups in the Levant. It might be that the prisoners have no idea who's bidding for their asses, and don't exactly want to put themselves bound and unarmed in the control of unknown |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2014-09-12 10:03 |
| #2 "I think I'll just stay in my nice, safe cell for a while longer. Fish and macaroni on Friday, right?" |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-12 07:54 |
| #1 They got a vote? WTF?? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-09-12 07:21 |