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Page 8A WORLD East Oregonian Jordan awaits proof that hostage is alive after swap deadline TOKYO (AP) — The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State group holding them captive. Jordan has said it will only release an al-Qaida prisoner, Sajida al-Rishawi, from death row if it gets proof the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, is alive and so far has received no such evidence from the hostage- takers. At the same time, the government is under domestic pressure to win the release of al-Kaseasbeh, WKH¿UVWIRUHLJQSLORWWREH captured by Islamic State militants since a U.S.-led military coalition began carrying out air strikes against IS-controlled areas of Iraq and Syria in September. Jordan is part of the coalition. In the pilot’s home village of Ay in the southern Karak district, several dozen protesters called for his release and chanted against Jordan’s role in the alliance against Islamic State. “The sons of Jordan PXVWQRWEHVDFUL¿FHGIRU America,” read a banner. Former Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said that the Jordanian government faces only bad options in the hostage crisis. The pilot was Saturday, January 31, 2015 captured in December, after KLV)¿JKWHUSODQHZHQW down over an IS-controlled area of Syria. African nations open new front in war on terror MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Schoolgirls torn from their families in a mass kidnapping and forced into sexual slavery. Bombs that ripped through bus stations. The slaughter of hundreds of villagers, many with their throats cut. Nigeria has suffered through years of violence from the Muslim extremist group known as Boko Haram, and now its neighbors are starting to take on the militants, too. African nations are opening up a new international front in the war on terror, discussing Friday the formation of a ¿YHQDWLRQIRUFHRI troops to confront the looming regional threat from Boko Haram. The United States promised more technical support, training and equipment. On Thursday, neighboring Chad sent a warplane and troops that drove the extremists out of a northeastern Nigeria ERUGHUWRZQLQWKH¿UVWVXFK act by foreign troops on Nigerian soil. ³:HVDZWKH¿JKWHUMHW when it started shelling and bombarding the insurgents,” said Abari Modu, who watched the attack from a nearby village in Chad, where he had sought refuge. He praised the prowess of the Chadian forces. Complete Collection Service 159 W. Hermiston Ave, Ste 160 • Hermiston, OR (541) 567-9670 • Fax (541) 567-4427 251 Puskarich Ave., Boardman, OR (541) 481-2666 • Fax (541-481-2239 WWW.BARRETTBUSINESS.COM Scholarship Application Information Available at umatillaelectric.com 203 NE Boardman Ave. 750 W. Elm St. Boardman, Ore 97818 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-481-2220 541-567-6414 800-452-2273 www.umatillaelectric.com KEEP IT LOCAL! P IONEER T ITLE & E SCROW 541-567-7555 630 S. Hwy 395 • Hermiston N 7 OPE YS A A D EK! WE R e S crub Fashion M edical Uniform Store 1823 HWY 395 S., Hermiston 541-567-5870 • bellingerfarms.com 140 NE 2nd Street, Hermiston OR (541) 289-7189 Tim Mabry President CAROLLEEN LOVELL Certified Public Accountant, LLC Complete Collection Service ELMER'S IRRIGATION, INC. "The best little irrigation company in the Northwest" Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com CALL US FOR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS CARPET CLEANING! 541-567-1780 www.carolleenlovell.com 635 SE 4th St. • PO Box 747 Hermiston, OR 97838 6LQFH Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 53 W Beebe Ave, Hermiston, OR Tim Mabry President 541-567-6151 415 S. Hwy 395 Hermiston • Temporary Staffing Services • Recruiting • Human Resource Management • Risk Management • Payroll Administration 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEWEAR • Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority! • Best Possible Services! HOME • COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY Hermiston’s Best Value in all Eyewear 541-567-3790 • 541-567-3791 fax 1045 N. 1st • Hermiston, OR ~MARCIA LAMBERT~ www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com 541-567-6562 182 E. Main • Hermiston Become part of the Keep It Local shell by calling Jeanne Jewett at 541-564-4531 541-567-5827 www.columbiacourtclub.com 541-567-3781 • 1-800-238-1223 905 Diagonal • Hermiston www.osokleen.com Contact Pendleton Grain Growers, Inc. for all your agricultural transportation, agricultural and residential energy and grain marketing needs today. PENDLETON GRAIN GROWERS, INC. pggcountry.com (800) 422-7611 REACH MORE CUSTOMERS! To advertise in this newsletter, contact Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531
