U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Frost v. Islamic Republic Iran
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- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- May 31, 2019
- Case
- Frost v. Islamic Republic Iran
- Case status
- Decided
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TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge In January 2016, Waiel El-Maadawy, Amr Mohamed, and Russell Frost-U.S. citizens serving as private defense contractors in Baghdad, Iraq-were kidnapped and detained for a month by the militant group Saraya al-Salam. That group was controlled by Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi insurgent, politician, and cleric, and supported by Iran. El-Maadawy, Mohamed, and Frost sued Iran for its material sup…
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