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Breaking news ISIS kidnap 46 Indian nurses

Now think what you just said.

No need, since their personal life in India is not important here! The government of India had reached out to them in a time when leaving might had been possible and safe. The nurses have rejected that offer on their own accord, so no matter what they have taken a decision that increased the risk for theim, which now seems to have turned out to be a mistake.

Many terrorist groups finance themselves by kidnappings and ransom. ULFA was one example. That said, ISIS is not lacking money right now, since they are sitting on $450 million of cash reserves.

If they have the need, but then again they will move their policies in getting high value targets and not random targets, but as you said, they don't have the need for money anyway. They have a total different goal than "simple" pirates or minor terror groups and when even Al Kaida said, they were too radical according to their standards, it tells us something about the ISIS.

Lets hope for the best, but we can't deny that they have a part in what happened too.
 
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From NDTV:

- nurses are not kidnapped but moved
- they still have their phones with them
- no ransom asked
- they were used to treat wounded ISIS in the last few days and now "might" be moved to do the same in another location
 
Diplomacy with whom? ISIS is not a recognized state. Ransom seems to be the only way.

Diplomacy with the arab states. You have very good relations with the arabs. Why not use that clout to get some deal with ISIS. You can do some back channel diplomacy for that purpose. Some kind of back channel diplomacy or something.

They are terrorists, not pirates. I don't think they are interested in ransom.

Well such organizations finance their operations by ransom money. Here in Pakistan TTP kidnaps businessmen for ransom. Even though ISIS is a unique organization and are not short of finances but still I think they might like to exchange money for these guys.
 
It's too early to make such a statement and blame them, without knowing heir circumstances. Many workers in the middle east have their passports and travel documents impounded by their employers to prevent them from going away without permission, or going for a more lucrative job. There are many other reasons too, as to why they may not have returned in time. After all, a nurse's job is not so lucrative that they would risk their lives in a warzone for that.
They were earlier asked by GOI and provided assistance to come back, they refused as ISIS promised them to pay salaries etc. So they stayed back, they had the chance to move out.
 
Well such organizations finance their operations by ransom money. Here in Pakistan TTP kidnaps businessmen for ransom. Even though ISIS is a unique organization and are not short of finances but still I think they might like to exchange money for these guys.

TTP is a minor group, not comparable what ISIS has established and as the reports shows, ransom is not the aim.
 
GOI can ask Saddam loyalist & sunni tribal militia for help ,we use to have good relation with saddam regime :undecided:
I don't think any of such exist anymore especially after heavy pounding from US.
 
India have opportunity to show some muscle and build some respect in world of military by sending spec ops like Delta force to bring them back. What is equivalent of Delta Force in India??
 
TTP is a minor group, not comparable what ISIS has established and as the reports shows, ransom is not the aim.

Well TTP aim was also the same like ISIS. To establish their own state in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The only problem is that they messed with Pak army instead of Iraqi Army.

Anyways what is their aim with these 46 guys. What is the news?
 
Iraq had a "Bad" equilibrium in the shape of Saddam, US disturbed that in the hope of achieving "good" equilibrium but the result was a chaos and now I afraid that we will see Iraq breaking apart and the region plunging into further chaos...A nightmare for the South East Asia and Middle East..

India have opportunity to show some muscle and build some respect in world of military by sending spec ops like Delta force to bring them back. What is equivalent of Delta Force in India??
Black Cats.
 
Iraq had a "Bad" equilibrium in the shape of Saddam, US disturbed that in the hope of achieving "good" equilibrium but the result was a chaos and now I afraid that we will see Iraq breaking apart and the region plunging into further chaos...A nightmare for the South East Asia and Middle East..


Black Cats.
I guess you mean south west.
 
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