These prisoners were held "in decent conditions", as the militia hoped to be able to trade them for its own members who were imprisoned.
وقد تم احتجاز هؤلاء السجناء "في ظروف كريمة"، حيث كانت الميليشيا تأمل في أن يتمكنوا من استبدالهم بأعضائهم المعتقلين.