Hostage appeals to Philippine govt

A Filipino worker being held hostage by insurgents in Iraq appealed to his country to give in to their demands and withdraw its small contingent of troops, according to a video shown on the Al-Jazeera television station today.

Hostage appeals to Philippine govt

A Filipino worker being held hostage by insurgents in Iraq appealed to his country to give in to their demands and withdraw its small contingent of troops, according to a video shown on the Al-Jazeera television station today.

The video appeared only moments after the Philippines’ announced it would withdraw its 51-member peacekeeping contingent from Iraq after its current stint ends on August 20.

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