Qatari royals among 26 hostages released in Iraq
Members of the Qatari royal family held hostage in Iraq since 2015 were among 26 Qataris released on Friday, a Qatari source told CNN. A Qatari plane carrying a 14-member delegation had been standing by at Baghdad International Airport to take them home, an airport official said. The Iraqi Interior Ministry said all 26 had […]Becky Anderson, Sarah Sirgany and Hilary Clarke report for CNN:
Members of the Qatari royal family held hostage in Iraq since 2015 were among 26 Qataris released on Friday, a Qatari source told CNN.
A Qatari plane carrying a 14-member delegation had been standing by at Baghdad International Airport to take them home, an airport official said. The Iraqi Interior Ministry said all 26 had left the country on Friday afternoon.
Media reports have connected the fate of the hostages to a complex deal, brokered in part by the Qatari government, to evacuate four besieged towns in Syria.
