Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said on Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.

Iraq deploys armoured vehicles to border with Syria

Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise offensive in the neighbouring country by Islamist-led terrorists.

Ukraines Intelligence Used 7 Women To Forge Narrative About Russia Kidnapping Children

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been using the Save Ukraine foundation to prepare another information provocation related to the alleged forceful removal of Ukrainian children to Russia, making children and their parents evacuated from the city of Kherson in October 2022 give interviews to Ukrainian media in Kiev to be used in anti-Russian propaganda.

Four Arrested over Alleged Plot to Kidnap Belgian Justice Minister

Police in the Netherlands have arrested four suspects over what Belgium’s justice minister described as a plan to kidnap him.

Two hostages have been released in Haiti, group says - The Jerusalem Post

Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for their trip to the Caribbean nation said on Sunday, without giving further details.

Gunmen kidnap 73 students in NW Nigeria - China.org.cn

Nigerian police said on Wednesday 73 students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.

Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria • FRANCE 24

 

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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys released, local governor says | Al Jazeera

Hundreds of schoolboys who were kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria nearly a week ago have been released, a local official said late on Thursday, prompting joy and relief for families that had been praying for the boys’ safe return.

American ex-Nusra Front hostage: Qatar’s ransom payouts are tactic to fund terror

An American journalist who was abducted in Syria by al-Qaeda-linked militants in 2012 has spoken of how Qatar’s efforts to secure his release in 2014 left him with concerns over the Gulf state’s funding of terrorism.

Soldiers killed as Taliban storms Kandahar base

At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, according to the defence ministry, in the latest blow to struggling security forces.

82 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls released by Boko Haram

The Nigerian government said 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram three years ago were released Saturday, though more than 100 are still missing.

Les militaires russes kidnappés en Crimée condamnés à 2 mois de prison

Un tribunal ukrainien a placé en garde à vue les deux militaires russes kidnappés dimanche en Crimée par le Service de sécurité d'Ukraine (SBU), ce avec la possibilité de verser une caution.

Colombian peace deal in danger after renewed clashes, army kills 2 FARC members

Four days after a new peace deal was signed to end a half century of fighting, renewed fighting erupted between security forces and FARC rebels, as two guerrillas belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were killed during clashes.

Nigeria schoolgirl missing from Chibok 'found with baby'

One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria has been found with a 10-month-old baby son, the military says.

Nigerian government confirms Boko Haram released 21 Chibok schoolgirls

Nigeria's Boko Haram militant Islamist group has released 21 of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped in 2014 to worldwide condemnation.

New Zealand athlete 'kidnapped' by police in Rio

A New Zealand martial arts athlete said he was kidnapped Sunday at gunpoint by Rio de Janeiro military police and forced to withdraw about $800 from different ATMs around the city.

U.S. blacklists Syrian group as terrorist organization

The United States has designated the Syrian group Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade (YMB) as a terrorist organization, the State Department said Thursday.

Colombia: El ELN lamenta el secuestro de tres periodistas e insiste en un alto el fuego bilateral

El Ejército de Liberación Nacional de Colombia ha publicado este lunes un comunicado en el que lamenta el secuestro de la periodista española Salud Hernández-Mora y de dos informadores de la cadena colombiana RCN, Diego D'Pablos y Carlos Melo.

Ethiopia army enters S Sudan to find kidnapped children

Ethiopian troops have crossed into South Sudan in search of more than 100 children who were kidnapped and spirited across the border in a surprise attack that also killed 208 people.

No army statement yet on the fate of cement workers kidnapped by ISIS

Military sources denied Friday releasing any statement on the whereabouts and fate of the cement workers kidnapped by ISIS.