IS threatens to kill Japanese hostages in new video

[Tresbon]

CAIRO: An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours.

The video, identified as being made by the Islamic State group's al-Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites associated with the extremist group, mirrored other hostage threats made the group. The man speaking also resembled and sounded like a British militant involved in other beheadings by the Islamic State group, which now holds a third of Iraq and Syria under its self-declared caliphate.

The video shows two hostages in orange jumpsuits that the militants identify as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa. Japanese officials had no immediate comment on the video.

The British militant in the video said the Japanese were targeted for supporting Western military efforts against it.

"You have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims," the militant says.

 

[BDforever]

asking for $200 million !!

@Nihonjin1051

 

[Lord ZeN]

I hope somehow both Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa can be safely brought back to home from there. May almighty give them & their family strength to tide over this situation

 

[-SINAN-]

asking for $200 million !!

@Nihonjin1051

It's basically saying...you gave coalition 100 $ million and had no problems. Now you will give us double of that amount.

Or....they want to behead them and they are demanding a huge amount to not negotiate. Why there is Japanese in that cursed land.

 

[Shotgunner51]

I hope somehow both Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa can be safely brought back to home from there. May almighty give them & their family strength to tide over this situation

Same wish from me.

BTW, looks like ISIS is so tough and so hard to be contained, hard to imagine....

 

[Aepsilons]

It's basically saying...you gave coalition 100 $ million and had no problems. Now you will give us double of that amount.

Or....they want to behead them and they are demanding a huge amount to not negotiate. Why there is Japanese in that cursed land.

JSDF has deployed units in our military base in Djibouti. ISIS is only giving us a reason to mobilize and unleash the JMSDF, JGSDF, JASDF on them. Japanese Military are not merciful towards enemies.

asking for $200 million !!

@Nihonjin1051

They're messing with the wrong nation.

 

[Lord ZeN]

Same wish from me.
BTW, looks like ISIS is so tough and so hard to be contained, hard to imagine....

I also feel the same. ISIS is far from defeated. They are actually establishing a credible state much like Taliban from the year 2000.

 

[xenon54 out]

JSDF has deployed units in our military base in Djibouti. ISIS is only giving us a reason to mobilize and unleash the JMSDF, JGSDF, JASDF on them. Japanese Military are not merciful towards enemies.



They're messing with the wrong nation.

Hope you can free your citizen from those medival thugs, isis is the last one to talk about killed women and children.

 

[Aepsilons]

This is an opportunity for the Japan to test out our new Type 10 MBT Tanks on live vermin.

 

[RescueRanger]

asking for $200 million !!

I think it is in reference to this:

Shinzo Abe pledged also $200 million in non-military assistance for countries affected by the militant group’s bloody expansion in Iraq and Syria

ISIS are animals that need to be put down.

 

[Aepsilons]

Hope you can free your citizen from those medival thugs, isis is the last one to talk about killed women and children.

We are very serious about the safety and welfare of our citizens. If anything regrettable happens, we will probably see mobilization and and deployment of the JMSDF, JGSDF. We will never bargain with terrorist vermin. I support the utter extermination of ISIS.

 

[madooxno9]

It's seriously stupid on ISIS part to mess up with Japan. Japan will not back down and ISIS *** is going to get pounded more often.

 

[Pangu]

Looks like the rabbit hole has manifest itself too soon. It would indeed be an event to see Japan's military in action again, this time for a good cause against the scums.

 

[Aepsilons]

It's seriously stupid on ISIS part to mess up with Japan. Japan will not back down and ISIS *** is going to get pounded more often.

There is no point in dealing with them. The only way to solve this is not through diplomacy, they do not recognize nor do they respect diplomacy. Only through military action can these brigands be dealt with. Surgical bomb strikes , tho have been effective, is not enough. Boots on the ground is the only answer.

If these ISIS vermin are so determined in fighting with the sword, then, by God, let them die by the sword.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

We are very serious about the safety and welfare of our citizens. If anything regrettable happens, we will probably see mobilization and and deployment of the JMSDF, JGSDF. We will never bargain with terrorist vermin. I support the utter extermination of ISIS.

Good.

The whole world hates ISIS. Even Al-qaeda hates ISIS, that's how crazy they are.

I hope your citizens are returned safely.