Delicate bargain frees 26 hostages, including Qatar royals
Map shows Mideast and location of 2015 Iraq abductions; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;/ BAGHDAD (AP) — After nearly a year and a half in captivity, Qatar on Friday secured the release of 26 hostages, including members of its ruling family, in what became possibly the region's most complex and sensitive hostage negotiation deal in recent years. Several people with knowledge of the talks and a person involved in the negotiations said the hostage deal was linked to one of the largest population transfers in Syria's six-year-long civil war, ...
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