Militant Iraqi Group Calls On Rivals To Free French Journalists

BAGHDAD, Sept 7 (AFP) - A radical Islamic faction, the Secret Islamic Army of Iraq called on a rival group, the Islamic Army of Iraq, to free the French journalists held hostage since August 20, in video statement obtained by AFP.
A statement purportedly from the Islamic Army of Iraq posted on an Islamist website on Monday gave France 48 hours to accept three new conditions for their release: agreeing to a recent truce offer by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, payment of five million dollars ransom and a pledge not to get involved in Iraq.