[AdmSmith]

Perhaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah is involved?

Sputnik News is like Debka, not to be trusted.

Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for the release of a group of Qatari hunters kidnapped in the south of the country, his representative said on Friday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-sistani-idUKKBN0U80JW20151225
Sistani is one of the few sane persons in the region.

[TigerLikesRooster]

For what is worth, quoting the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram, it says the culprit is the Brigade of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas:

According to the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram, the Qataris were abducted by the members of the Shiite militia group Brigade of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas. Negotiations for the release of the hostages are being conducted by Hadi al-Amiri, one of the leading commanders of the militia group.

Let's see if Sistani's call can be heeded by whoever instigated this incident.

[TigerLikesRooster]

In Mid-East, A sane man can be respected but tends to be sidelined.