Qatar paid for the ransom of the kidnapped members of the royal family in Iraq to $ 1 billion, writes the Financial Times, citing sources close to the situation.
As commanders of armed groups and government representatives in the region report, Doha paid for the release of 26 Qatari members of the royal family in southern Iraq and "50 militants captured by jihadists in Syria." It is reported that Qatar transferred money linked to the Al-Qaeda * grouping fighting in Syria and Iran's security services.
The deal took place in April. A source close to the Qatari government said that "payments were made."
Unknown armed people wearing military clothing abducted in December 2015 Qatar hunters with falcons from a hunting camp in the Najaf Desert in the southwest of the province of the same name near the border with Saudi Arabia. A source in the Iraqi police said that among the abducted were members of the ruling family of Qatar. Negotiations on the release of hostages were held for more than a year between Iran, Qatar and the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, in April 26 hunters were released and handed over to the Ambassador of Qatar in Iraq.
On Monday, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE announced a break in diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. Authorities in the eastern part of Libya, Yemen, as well as the Maldives and Mauritius subsequently also announced the severance of relations with Qatar. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara is upset by the decision of a number of Arab countries to break off diplomatic relations with Qatar and calls for continuation of the dialogue between them.
As commanders of armed groups and government representatives in the region report, Doha paid for the release of 26 Qatari members of the royal family in southern Iraq and "50 militants captured by jihadists in Syria." It is reported that Qatar transferred money linked to the Al-Qaeda * grouping fighting in Syria and Iran's security services.
The deal took place in April. A source close to the Qatari government said that "payments were made."
Unknown armed people wearing military clothing abducted in December 2015 Qatar hunters with falcons from a hunting camp in the Najaf Desert in the southwest of the province of the same name near the border with Saudi Arabia. A source in the Iraqi police said that among the abducted were members of the ruling family of Qatar. Negotiations on the release of hostages were held for more than a year between Iran, Qatar and the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, in April 26 hunters were released and handed over to the Ambassador of Qatar in Iraq.
On Monday, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE announced a break in diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. Authorities in the eastern part of Libya, Yemen, as well as the Maldives and Mauritius subsequently also announced the severance of relations with Qatar. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara is upset by the decision of a number of Arab countries to break off diplomatic relations with Qatar and calls for continuation of the dialogue between them.
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