We know very little about how hostage Jill Carroll is doing at the moment. The February 26th deadline set by her captors has, of course, come and gone.
Mental Mayhem has some possible hopeful news that Jill Carroll may have been transferred to another group that has a better track record of releasing hostages:
An Iraqi official said Tuesday that a group calling itself the "Islamic Army" is actually holding Jill. The name of this group differs from the name seen in previous tapes released by the kidnappers. In those tapes the kidnappers were identified as the "Revenge Brigades." This might mean that Jill was moved/sold by one group to another or it might not. Sigh! The good news, though, is that it was this same Islamic Army group that freed two French journalists in 2004 after holding them captive for four months. Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr also suggested that the same group kidnapped his sister, who was seized about four days before Jill but then freed a few weeks later.
Update 3/30/06: Thankfully, Jill Carroll has been released alive.
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