Herald Sun
October 7, 2013
On September 19, 2005, despite no training in hostage negotiation and little hand-to-hand combat experience, Ms Siddique was dropped into the al-Jamiat prison in Basra with orders to use her Arabic background and legal skills to barter with the captors. Asked to recall the images that still burn in herÃâà...
Perth Now
September 28, 2013
On September 19, 2005, she was a lawyer in the British army when she was sent to Iraq's notorious al-Jamiat Prison to negotiate the release of the two SAS soldiers. She was flown to the compound by helicopter, in full body armour, armed with a SA80 assault rifle and hoping her legal skills would bringÃâà...
