Fairuz Yamulky
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Fairuz Yamulky is an Iraq
i-born Canadian
, from Calgary, Alberta, who was working in Iraq for GSF Cement and Sand Company, when she was kidnapped
and held captive for 16 days in northern Iraq.
Yamulky was kidnapped on September 6, 2004, when she was on her way to Fallujah
. Her driver and a colleague were not taken. According to her family, kidnappers threatened to execute her, unless they were paid $2.5 million and 50 Iraqi prisoners were released.
At approximately 9:45 p.m. local time, September 21, 2004, a Black Hawk helicopter, which had been on routine patrol, was diverted to the desert
in the north to retrieve Yamulky. A reporter was also aboard. About an hour later, a car arrived with Yamulky in it, to transfer her to a secure location. US Army
, and Iraqi forces, were said to be assisted by one of the kidnappers, whom Yamulky promised to keep safe if he helped her to escape. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1100305069920_95714269/?hub=Canada
Yamulky, who had gone back to Iraq to assist in rebuilding the country, was not on any missing persons list. The Canadian government, however, was aware that she had been kidnapped.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i-born Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, from Calgary, Alberta, who was working in Iraq for GSF Cement and Sand Company, when she was kidnapped
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
and held captive for 16 days in northern Iraq.
Yamulky was kidnapped on September 6, 2004, when she was on her way to Fallujah
Fallujah
Fallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jewish academies for many centuries....
. Her driver and a colleague were not taken. According to her family, kidnappers threatened to execute her, unless they were paid $2.5 million and 50 Iraqi prisoners were released.
At approximately 9:45 p.m. local time, September 21, 2004, a Black Hawk helicopter, which had been on routine patrol, was diverted to the desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
in the north to retrieve Yamulky. A reporter was also aboard. About an hour later, a car arrived with Yamulky in it, to transfer her to a secure location. US Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, and Iraqi forces, were said to be assisted by one of the kidnappers, whom Yamulky promised to keep safe if he helped her to escape. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1100305069920_95714269/?hub=Canada
Yamulky, who had gone back to Iraq to assist in rebuilding the country, was not on any missing persons list. The Canadian government, however, was aware that she had been kidnapped.