Hizbullah Captive Voices Surprise over Lack of Efforts to Free Him
Hizbullah captive fighter Imad Ayyad, who is being held by the Free Syrian Army, has addressed a second video message to his father, in which he expresses surprise over “lack of efforts” to secure his release and stresses the need to communicate with Hizbullah officials.
“I'm doing well and I'm being treated in a very good manner,” Ayyad says in the YouTube video.
“I'm filming this video for you in order to convey a message that no one has negotiated over me until the moment,” the captive fighter added, addressing his father.
He had first appeared in a picture published on October 8 on social networking websites, in the wake of fierce clashes between Hizbullah and militants from the FSA, al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State on the Lebanese-Syrian border.
“Pass on this video to the officials through my my friends and put them in the picture. Until the moment, no one has talked to the group (FSA),” Ayyad added.
“I was wounded and I contacted them but they did not come to my rescue … How could they leave us in such a situation?” the captive said.
Apparently speaking from a cave in the border region, Ayyad urged his father to do everything possible to secure his release.
“The people here do not want to harm me and they want me to return to you safe and sound. They are treating me well and I'm not being pressured (to say this),” Ayyad went on to say.
The captive fighter had appeared in a previous video on October 9, in which he urged his family to act.
According to websites close to Hizbullah, the father told individuals who telephoned him regarding his son that Imad was “martyred”, before ending the call abruptly.
Y.R.
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