Government has said that all the 39 Indians, held hostage in Mosul town of Iraq by ISIS militants over a year ago, are safe. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha yesterday, Minister of State for External Affairs, VK Singh said, government is in close and regular contact with relevant Iraqi government authorities to obtain information about the whereabouts and safety of the Indian nationals. <br/><br/>Quoting multiple third party sources, General Singh asserted that efforts are on to secure their release. He said, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had personally spoken to her counterparts in the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as other friendly countries in the region to assist in locating the Indian nationals.