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2013: One Man’s True Story of 13 Months in Captivity
The ISIS Hostage
What you need to know before your trail
In May 2013, freelance photographer Daniel Rye was captured in Syria and held prisoner by Islamic State for thirteen months, along with eighteen other hostages. The ISIS Hostage tells the dramatic and heart-breaking story of Daniel’s ordeal and details the misery inflicted upon him by the British guards, which included Jihadi John.
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This tense and riveting account also follows Daniel’s family and the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers. It traces their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas and offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate and free not only Daniel, but also the American journalist and fellow hostage James Foley.
Written with Daniel’s full cooperation and based on interviews with former fellow prisoners, jihadists and key figures who worked behind the scenes to secure his release, The ISIS Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the captives and tells a moving and terrifying story of friendship, torture and survival.
“Twenty four hostages – five women and nineteen men- from thirteen different nations ended up in the same prison in Raqqa in northern Syrian. It was controlled by the terror group known as ISIS – it later changed its name to Islamic State(IS) which has conquered and administrates large areas of Iraq and Syria.
The ISIS Hostage is about surviving one of the most notorious kidnappings in recent times – a hostage drama carried out by Islamic extremists , against whom much of the West is at war, including Denmark, since October 2014.”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The ISIS Hostage
Destination: Syria, Raqqa Author/Guide: Puk Damsgård Departure Time: 1984
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