Swords of Righteousness Brigade
- Swords of Righteousness Brigade
The Swords of Righteousness Brigade (sometimes translated as the Swords of Truth Brigade) is a terrorist group who kidnapped four Western peace activists in Iraq on 26 November, 2005, apparently murdered one, and held the remaining three hostage until March 22, 2006, when coalition forces raided the place where the hostages were held. See 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis.
The group was unknown prior to this kidnapping. However, the U.S.-based SITE Institute, a terrorism research organization, said that it had found ties between the Swords of Righteousness Brigade and the Islamic Army in Iraq. ref|np051213a
See also
*2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis
As of late the Peace makers have been released, except for an American Quaker hostage who was killed by the hostage takers. Along with the American, two Canadians and one British man were also captured. Their release was orchestrated by the joint effort of the Canadian elite forces JTF-2 and British SAS, along with American Special Forces operatives.
References
# [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=36c9221f-b5cb-4cf0-853a-82face9d0cd2&k=68570 'New fear for Iraq hostages'] , "National Post", December 13, 2005
External links
* [http://freethecaptivesnow.org/ Free The Captives] : Petition for the release of Christian Peacemakers being held in Iraq – includes latest news
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