Swords of Righteousness Brigade
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The Swords of Righteousness Brigade (sometimes translated as the Swords of Truth Brigade) is a terrorist
group who kidnapped four Western peace activist
s in Iraq
on 26 November 2005, murder
ed one, and held the remaining three hostage until March 22, 2006, when coalition forces raided the place where the hostages were held. See 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis
.
The group was unknown prior to this kidnapping. However, the U.S.-based SITE Institute
, a terrorism research organization, said that it had found ties between the Swords of Righteousness Brigade and the Islamic Army in Iraq
.
In 2006, the Peace makers were rescued, except for an American Quaker hostage who was killed by the hostage takers. Along with the American, two Canadians and one British man were also kidnapped. Their release was orchestrated by the joint effort of the Canadian elite forces JTF-2 and British SAS, along with American Special Forces operatives.
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
group who kidnapped four Western peace activist
Peace activist
This list of peace activists includes people who proactively advocate diplomatic, non-military resolution of political disputes, usually through nonviolent means.A peace activist is an activist of the peace movement.*Jane Addams*Martti Ahtisaari...
s in Iraq
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....
on 26 November 2005, murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
ed one, and held the remaining three hostage until March 22, 2006, when coalition forces raided the place where the hostages were held. See 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis
2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis
The Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis involved four human rights workers of Christian Peacemaker Teams who were held hostage in Iraq from November 26, 2005 by the Swords of Righteousness Brigade...
.
The group was unknown prior to this kidnapping. However, the U.S.-based SITE Institute
SITE Institute
The Search for International Terrorist Entities Intelligence Group is an organization that tracks the online activity of terrorist organizations. The SITE Institute was founded in 2002 by Rita Katz and Josh Devon, who had left the Investigative Project...
, a terrorism research organization, said that it had found ties between the Swords of Righteousness Brigade and the Islamic Army in Iraq
Islamic Army in Iraq
The Islamic Army in Iraq is one of a number of underground Baathist and Islamist militant organizations formed in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by United States and coalition military forces, and the subsequent collapse of the Baathist government headed by Saddam Hussein.Although it...
.
See also
- 2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis2005-2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisisThe Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis involved four human rights workers of Christian Peacemaker Teams who were held hostage in Iraq from November 26, 2005 by the Swords of Righteousness Brigade...
In 2006, the Peace makers were rescued, except for an American Quaker hostage who was killed by the hostage takers. Along with the American, two Canadians and one British man were also kidnapped. Their release was orchestrated by the joint effort of the Canadian elite forces JTF-2 and British SAS, along with American Special Forces operatives.