As reported by Ruvr.ru, jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. “Fighters of Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have seized control of Tall Aren village in Aleppo province and are laying siege to another village nearby, Tall Hassel. Read Article
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According to canada.com, Mexican federal and state police have rescued 81 migrants who had apparently been kidnapped and held in a house on the border with Texas. Tamaulipas state authorities said in a statement Wednesday that 39 migrants are from Honduras, 38 from Guatemala, three from EL Salvador and one from Mexico. Read article
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As reported by Timesofindia.com, Somali pirates struck again on Sunday by hijacking a Turkish-owned oil tanker off the western Africa coast. The Malta-flagged ship, MV Cotton, with its crew of 20 Indian sailors, was attacked near Port Gentil in Gabon. A Turkish foreign ministry official confirmed the incident said a foreign news agency. Six of […]
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According to the Washington Post, three German aid workers have been missing in Syria for 45 days were likely kidnapped, their employer said Saturday. Gruenhelme e.V. said Bernd Blechschmidt, Ziad Nouri and Simon S., whose last name wasn’t provided, were taken by unknown persons from the town of Harem in Idlib district on May 14. […]
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According to gulfnews.com, a leader of a kidnap group allegedly posed as a sultan to lure two Algerian Filipina film makers who were making a documentary on the Sultanate of Sulu, in the southern Philippines, and it resulted in their abduction last Saturday, a local paper has said. Nadjoua Bansil, 39, and her sister Linda, […]
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As reported by Lebanonfiles.com, four armed members of the Al-Jaafar tribe managed to kidnap 3 Syrian citizens and one Lebanese. Read Article
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Dailytrust.com.ng reports that two expatriates believed to be Americans have been kidnapped in an oil palm plantation in Akamkpa local government area of Cross River State. It was gathered that the expatriates were said to have been violently abducted by unknown gunmen near the plantation situated in the neighborhood of Ekong Anaku in the said […]
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According to eturbonews.com, the top 10 threat areas for kidnap for ransom have been identified. The crime has become a multi-billion dollar global phenomenon that is now occurring more frequently, and in more locations across the world. The top 10 list, which is of greatest relevance to foreign nationals or local individuals of high-net worth, […]
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According to manoramonline.com, pirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria’s coast last week, two security sources said on Wednesday. The gunmen launched their assault on the Singapore-flagged tugboat MDPL Continental One around 30 nautical miles from land on June 13, […]
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According to Thejakartapost.com, The British Embassy announced that British oil worker Malcolm Primrose , who was abducted by unidentified armed men on Tuesday in Peureulak,East Aceh, has been released. Read Article
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