Sinan Krause

Sinan Krause (born c. 1986) is a German-Iraqi technician, who was kidnapped by Iraqi militants in Baghdad on February 6, 2007, along with his mother Hannelore Krause. His fate is unknown.

Sinan Krause was born around 1986 in Baghdad. His mother, Hannelore, worked for the Austrian embassy. His father, Mohamed al-Tornachi, is a physician. Sinan has a brother and a sister, who live both in Germany. He worked as a technician at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry. He is married to an Iraqi woman.

Sinan and his mother, Hannelore, were abducted on February 6, 2007, from their apartment in Baghdad by six men. The group called itself the Arrows of Righteousness. The kidnappers demanded for German officials to remove all troops from Afghanistan. A first video of the two hostages was released on an internet site on March 10, 2007. In this message, the militants said that they would kill both hostages within ten days.

On March 27, 2007, American troops searched for the two captured Germans in Baghdad but failed to find them. The second message was posted on an Islamic website on April 3, 2007. Hannelore Krause repeated the kidnappers' demands.

On July 10, 2007, Hannelore Krause was released after 155 days in captivity, but Sinan is still missing. The last video of him was released on September 11, 2007. This was recorded on the day Hannelore was freed. It showed Sinan saying goodbye to his mother. He has not been seen or heard from since.

Their kidnappers issued a final 10 day deadline in the video for Germany to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. They threatened to slit Sinan's throat if their demand was not met. The father of Sinan pleaded to the abductors to release his son on April 24, 2008. The kidnappers ignored the plea.

External links

• Spiegel Online: Hannelore Krause Freed in Iraq, Son Still Being Held, July 11, 2007