Japanese hostages
ISIS Beheads 1 Japanese Hostage; Seeks Swap of 2nd Hostage with Jailed al-Qaeda Female Bomber
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Jan 24, 2015 09:36 PM EST |
Japanese military contractor Haruna Yukawa was allegedly beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after Japan failed to meet the 72-hour deadline to pay a US$200 million ransom.
Attempt to Save Yukagawa Caused Goto to Become 2nd Japanese Hostage of ISIS
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Jan 22, 2015 01:24 AM EST |
Haruna Yakagawa, one of the two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), led a troubled life before he was abducted by extremist Islamic terrorists in Aleppo in August.
ISIS' US$200M Ransom Demand May Be Sign Of Financial Woes
| Kat De Guzman | | Jan 21, 2015 01:57 AM EST |
The militants from the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has demanded a US$200M ransom from Japan for the two Japanese hostages and experts are saying that this has revealed the desperation of the group in terms of financial crisis.
Islamic State Demands US$200M for Two Japanese Hostages
| Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 21, 2015 01:01 AM EST |
A masked militant apparently from the Islamic State threatened to kill two Japanese citizens, in a video posted online on Tuesday, unless Japan paid the hostage-takers $200 million in three days.
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