Derniere info datant du 13 sept. concernant les 2 otages Francais + le Syrien.
Il étendent l´ultimatum de 48h mais cela veut vraiment rien dire et demande une rancon de 1 million de $$$ , pour + d´info :
INFO BY REUTERS
Islamic Army in Iraq Set Deadline Over French Hostages Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot
DUBAI ( Reuters) - A purported statement by Iraqi militants holding two French journalists hostage demanded a million ransom on Monday and set a 48-hour deadline.
The statement, posted on an Internet site in the name of the Islamic Army in Iraq, punctured a mood of cautious optimism in France that Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot would be freed soon.
The militants had previously planned to release the men but attacks had prevented them from doing so, said the statement.
" We always take this type of information seriously . .. we are trying to check its authenticity which is not established at this time," said French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
He told RTL radio the situation in Iraq was " worrying" but added: " Nothing is calling into question the confidence we have in a favorable outcome of the situation."
Video tapes in the name of the Islamic Army in Iraq have been sent to the Arabic television station Al Jazeera showing the two men since they were seized on Aug. 20.
Monday´s statement also called for a truce with al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a promise of no military and commercial dealings with Iraq -- demands which appeared to be directed at France.
WARNING
The statement said the group would accept just one of its demands being met, but issued a warning against any attempt to attack it.
" We warn you not to bombard us as you did . .. on the day when we intended to deliver ( the hostages) to you," it said.
France was stunned by the kidnappings because it had opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq and has not sent troops to the country.