Baghdad: Secret Islamic Army (SIA), a self-proclaimed Islamic militant group, said it will release all the seven hostages, including three Indians, it has been holding for more than a month, as soon as KGL stops its operations in Iraq, according to reports.

The seven -- three Indians, three Kenyans and an Egyptian -- are all lorry drivers working for the Kuwait Gulf Link Company (KGL) who were abducted on July 21 and threatened with execution if KGL did not end its work in Iraq.

"The leadership of the Secret Islamic Army announces it is prepared to release its hostages on condition that the Kuwiati company announces publicly that it will cease to work in Iraq and withdraws immediately," the SIA has reportedly said.

In addition to the withdrawal of KGL from Iraq, the SIA is also demanding the release of Iraqi prisoners held in Kuwait and in detention centres run by the United States.