An Assyrian kidnapped in Basra

An Assyrian kidnapped in Basra

ANA-Translation and Media desk
September 09, 2006

Jalal al-Najjar (Abu Ala’a) was kidnapped by an organized armed gang as he was heading to his work. The gang is specialized in abducting people with money in the city.
Mr. al-Najjar is the owner of a carpentry factory in the industrial area five Km away from the city.
The kidnappers demanded the family to pay a ransom of $150.000 dollars to spare his life, but it’s been understood that the family doesn’t have that kind of money. It’s been a week since the abduction and as of the moment the case remains unsolved and without a decisive response from the local authorities who are supposed to capture the offenders.

Arabic source: Ankawa.com
Mohammad Jawad Al-dakhili

Translation note: Hundreds of Assyrian families were forced to leave Basra as the security situation worsened with the increase in violence and crimes.
Over the years some Assyrians adopted Arabic or other names in order to blend with the majority.

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