Kenya: Iraq: Talks On Hostages Resume

Nairobi — Talks between employers of seven truck drivers and the mediator appointed by the hostage-takers that broke down last week have resumed as speculation showed that the hostages could now be in Fallujah or its neighborhood. Earlier reports had said they were in Mosul area.

The drivers, three Indians, three Kenyans and an Egyptian, were taken hostage in Iraq almost one month ago. There have been shaky negotiations between their employer, Kuwait Gulf Link Transport Company, (KGL) and a mediator Sheikh Hisham al-Dulaimi.

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