Soldier's Message from Captivity

Muhammad Issa Baydi.

Rank: Private, Armored Battalion. Prisoner, prisoner.

Fadi Bajabra.

Personal number: 592.

From Mecca.

Please tell them I'm fine, safe and sound.

And my brothers.

I'm fine, safe and sound. I have no injuries or anything, thank God.

They captured us, and they are trying

to move us away by plane. But they brought us here

as prisoners.

Thank God, my brothers and my friends.

I have nothing to do with the war. I'm under military orders. I was on duty with

ten. They're in that situation, I'm in that situation.

Just the same fear.

I'm not a mercenary. I'm Saudi. Yes, I'm sure I'm Saudi.

But that's what they say. What can I tell them? They told me to go report for duty, so I did.

I was on duty at this watch post. They're watching. Why am I watching?

I don't go in. They told me I had to report here. Then hand over. That's it.

I'm Saudi. I have nothing to do with anything.