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In a tense and riveting narrative, The ISIS Hostage details freelance photographer Daniel Rye's 13-month ordeal at the hands of the Islamic State after he was captured in Syria, and the misery inflicted upon him, and 19 other hostages, by their guards.This compelling account also follows Daniel's family and the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers. It traces their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas, and offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate and free not only Daniel, but also the American freelance journalist and fellow hostage James Foley.Written with Daniel's full cooperation and based on interviews with former fellow prisoners, jihadists, and key figures who worked behind the scenes to secure his release, The ISIS Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the captives and tells a moving and terrifying story of friendship, torture, and survival.
In August 2014, ISIS surged onto the global stage with the horrific killing of a journalist who had been held hostage by the group. The gruesome video was followed by several others as ISIS sought to capture and maintain the attention of the world media and encourage recruits to join them. ISIS's treatment of hostages has led some to take their own lives instead of being captured. But not all hostages are equal under the Islamic State. This book will explore to role of hostages under ISIS, from those who are killed or forced to fight to those who are used for their value as propaganda or their ability to generate income, in the form of bribes, for the Islamic State.
The ISIS insurgency group has been taking hostages in their holy war since April 2004. Since then, they have continuously in dramatic fashion captured over 200 hostages and thousands of Iraqi citizens in their area. Some of the hostages were either killed, rescued or freed. The outcome of the lives of the hostages are unpredictable but usually they are fatal. Since 2004, some of the captives were often filmed in captivity and many of them were also beheaded on film. Some, while not beheaded on film, their whereabouts cannot be found. There are various reasons they kidnap hostages which ranges from influencing foreign governments to make decisions, demanding ransom money or discouraging travel to their area.
The dramatic story of freelance photographer Daniel Rye, who was held hostage for thirteen months by ISIS, as told by an award-winning writer.
ISIS terrorists are holding six hostages for ransom. The ISIS high command has ordered that all Western hostages held by ISIS be brought to a safe central location and that these hostages be used to extract monetary funds from the Western allies. These allies have assembled to watch a video recorded by ISIS. The six hostages are placed in a row; each hostage has the black hood removed from their head. A voice in English with a heavy Arabic accent says, "State your name and nationality." After each hostage does so, their head is again covered. ISIS demands 10 million in bit coins or one of the hostages will be executed. After 48 hours, ISIS has not received the 10 million in bit coins. A reporter from The New York Times is beheaded. The combined forces of Great Britain and France assemble a Special Operations team. The team successfully rescues the remaining hostages. After the unsuccessful ransom demand, ISIS now turns for funding from rich Arab jihadist supporters. ISIS plans and successfully carries out an attack at a US football stadium. Thousands are killed. The US now assembles a combined team from the CIA, MI6 and the FBI. Throughout the story the antagonist plan devastating attacks on a nuclear power plant, bridges and tunnels in the United States. The protagonists investigate every lead as they attempt to determine what ISIS is planning. The story is realistic and takes the readers to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, France, Switzerland and Mexico. ISIS has training camps in Pakistan, Chechnya and Mexico. ISIS forms an allegiance with a Mexican Drug Cartel. The cartel lends assistance in moving the terrorists and weapons to the US. The US team is always one step behind. Based on electronic intelligence, raids are carried out on the training sites in Pakistan and Mexico. At the end of the story, the US team is successful in decoding the ISIS communications and determines the location of the attacks. The US team successfully counters the ISIS attacks and prevents the destruction of the nuclear power plant. The ISIS teams that are to place the explosives at the bridges and tunnels detonate their explosives prior to reaching the target. A number of ordinary citizens confront the terrorists and prevent the destruction of the intended targets. About the Author Gilbert Lewis is a degreed Electronics Engineer. He has over thirty years of experience working in the US Intelligence Field. Mr. Lewis completed ten years of field assignments in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Germany. After successful field assignments, Mr. Lewis completed his career working for a three-letter Intel agency in Northern Virginia. His primary field of expertise is in the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). He is an expert in electronic surveillance, network security and drone technology. Mr. Lewis is now semi-retired and spends his time researching cryptocurrencies and the securities market. He is an avid reader of techno-terrorism, spy novels, law enforcement and murder mysteries. At any point in time, Mr. Lewis may be found in any number of locations, Northern Virginia, West Texas, Arizona or Florida. He enjoys playing golf, riding his mountain bike or flying his drones. Mr. Lewis is married and has three grown children and seven grandchildren.
This thrilling volume tells the stories of young people who have faced some of the most extreme situations in modern times, making abstract stories of violence real for readers. From Bring Back Our Girls to less publicized instances, this book provides political context and gives a human face to victims of terrorism. The book helps readers connect with victims of violence on a personal level.
In a tense and riveting narrative, The ISIS Hostage details freelance photographer Daniel Rye's 13-month ordeal at the hands of the Islamic State after he was captured in Syria, and the misery inflicted upon him, and 19 other hostages, by their guards.This compelling account also follows Daniel's family and the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers. It traces their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas, and offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate and free not only Daniel, but also the American freelance journalist and fellow hostage James Foley.Written with Daniel's full cooperation and based on interviews with former fellow prisoners, jihadists, and key figures who worked behind the scenes to secure his release, The ISIS Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the captives and tells a moving and terrifying story of friendship, torture, and survival.
The compelling and highly-informed account of one of the world's darkest and most lucrative new businesses - human trafficking. Every day, a powerful and sophisticated underground business delivers thousands of refugees along the Mediterranean coasts of Europe. A new breed of criminals, risen from the political chaos of post-9/11 Western foreign policy and the fiasco of the Arab Spring, controls it. In the early 2000s these merchants of men prospered by smuggling cocaine from West Africa and kidnapping westerners to sell to jihadist organisations like al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. More recently, the destabilisation of Syria and Iraq coupled with the rise of ISIS offered them new business opportunities in the Middle East, from selling western hostages to trafficking millions of refugees...Overall in these regions, the kidnapping and trafficking industries are bigger than the illegal drug trade and are worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Merchants of Men is based on exclusive access to those involved in kidnapping and trafficking - hostage negotiators, counterterrorism experts, members of the security services, former hostages, traffickers and refugees. In a gripping narrative it will describe the brutal processes of kidnapping and human trafficking from a personal and global level, and the shocking economic interdependency of their business models...