In his short statement Jumpei Yasuda confirmed his identity and the details of his captivity: "My name is Jumpei Yasuda, Japanese journalist. I have been held in Syria for 40 months. Now I’m in
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
, now I’m in safe condition, safe condition."
Yasuda was reportedly taken hostage by a holy warrior group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
in Syria in 2015, where he went to report on the civil war.The release was reportedly facilitated by 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. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...and Turkey.