Prisoner Exchange?

Hostage Peter Moore’s fate tied to that of Laith and Qais al-Khazali
The fortunes of Peter Moore and his four fellow hostages have fluctuated with the fate of two brothers, the militia commanders Laith and Qais al-Khazali.


UK hostage freed in prisoner deal?
Channel 4 News learns that a prisoner exchange appears to be taking place after British IT consultant Peter Moore, held hostage in Iraq for two and a half years, is freed alive.


Peter Moore freed after US deal to hand over Iraqi insurgent
The British hostage Peter Moore was dramatically set free yesterday after the United States handed over an Iraqi insurgent suspected of planning the deaths of five American servicemen.


Shia cleric's release by US forces provided key to Peter Moore's freedom
Qais al-Khazali has been key to the release of Peter Moore ever since the Briton was kidnapped. The 26-year-old Shia cleric was a rising star in the Righteous League, a band of Iranian-backed Shia militants, a nascent Islamic group when he was captured by the SAS in March 2007.


Patrick Cockburn: Kidnapping was precisely targeted to secure freedom of Iranian-backed militants
The release of the British hostage Peter Moore finally came – as expected – in return for the "freeing" of Qais al-Khazali. The saga has dragged on for so long because the Americans were reluctant to free the militant Shia leader they blame for an attack on their base in Kerbala in 2007 in which five US soldiers were killed.