I’m fine with them fighting and killing each other. Less that other people have to kill. But for the world to know it is over hostages and to not do anything saving the hostages is pretty reprehensible. I’d think maybe someone should send a small team in to extract the hostages and then, however many die in the assault they can blame it on the other group.
That was what I was thinking. Get about 10,000 african-looking Special Forces types and infiltrate. Asymmetrical Warfare doesn’t require uniforms does it? Just make sure they get Predator and JDAM air support as necessary. And use Strikers as “gun trucks”.