the UAE's embassy in Baghdad, was abducted by gunmen on May 16, 2006. His captors demanded that the UAE abandon its presence in Iraq. Nuaimi was freed on May 30, 2006. His Sudanese driver was wounded and later died of his injuries. See also Foreign hostages in Afghanistan Foreign hostages in Nigeria Foreign hostages in Somalia References External links Usher, Sebastian. "Arabs ambivalent over hostage crisis." BBC. Thursday 23 September 2011. Iraq Tactics of the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) Terrorism in Iraq Kidnappings by Islamists