Turkish officials say militants in Iraq have released a Turkish businessman held captive since January.
Officials in Turkey say Abdulkadir Tanrikulu is now in the Turkish embassy in Baghdad, waiting to return home.
Mr. Tanrikulu was working for a construction company when he was kidnapped in Baghdad January 13th. His kidnappers open fire on a company minibus that came to pick him up, killing six employees on board.
Elsewhere in Baghdad on Wednesday, a former Iraqi minister of electricity who claims he represents an insurgent group listed several demands for U.S. forces. Ayham al-Samarie called for a timetable of between one and three years for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops. He also called for a halt to military offensives against insurgents, and he demanded the continued rebuilding of the Iraqi army.
Officials in Turkey say Abdulkadir Tanrikulu is now in the Turkish embassy in Baghdad, waiting to return home.
Mr. Tanrikulu was working for a construction company when he was kidnapped in Baghdad January 13th. His kidnappers open fire on a company minibus that came to pick him up, killing six employees on board.
Elsewhere in Baghdad on Wednesday, a former Iraqi minister of electricity who claims he represents an insurgent group listed several demands for U.S. forces. Ayham al-Samarie called for a timetable of between one and three years for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops. He also called for a halt to military offensives against insurgents, and he demanded the continued rebuilding of the Iraqi army.