"Rory Carroll" is an Irish journalist working for The Guardian who has reported from, among other locations, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and Latin America. He is currently based in Los Angeles as US West Coast correspondent for The Guardian. His book on Hugo Chávez, Comandante (book)/Comandante, was published in March 2013.

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My fear was that I would be sold on to the Sunni or Islamist groups.

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It is believed Mr. Carroll may have been taken by a group of armed men. The Guardian is urgently seeking information about Mr. Carroll's whereabouts and condition.

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