Tag: Hostages
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Israeli military recovers 6 bodies of hostages from Gaza
The bodies of six hostages were recovered from the Gaza Strip in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday morning. Their corpses were found in the city of Khan Younis in the south of the coastal territory, the military said.
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Temporary Ceasefire: Israel, Palestine free 63 hostages
Following the temporary cease fire afreed by both sides about 39 Palestinian women and children detainees from Israeli jails were on Friday evening released as they have been held hostage for weeks following the crisis between both countries.
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13 hostages killed by Israeli airstrikes – Hamas Military
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on Friday said at least 13 hostages captured by Hamas were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours. In a statement, it said “foreigners and Israelis were killed during
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‘No kobo was paid’ for release of 23 Abuja-Kaduna train hostages – FG
The Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo said that the Federal Government did not pay any ransom in securing the release of the kidnapped victims of March 28 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Sambo told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that “no kobo was paid
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The state and the train hostages – By Dakuku Peterside
It is no longer surprising that Nigerians hear or read about insecurity in various parts of the country. We have become so narcotised and insensitive to the news of insecurity that when kidnapping, bombing or attacks on villagers by bandits, terrorists, or other non-state actors happen unless people were killed, maimed, or taken hostage in…
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Troops kill 35 Boko Haram insurgents, rescue 1,130 civilian hostages, recover munitions
The Nigerian-Cameroonian troops of Operation Lafiya Dole under the ongoing Operation Deep Punch II have reported killing 35 Boko Haram insurgents, rescuing 1,130 civilian hostages and recovering large cache of munitions. The Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a signed statement today stressing the troops…
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NAF airlifts rescued hostages from Sambisa forest, provides medical treatment
Following concerted efforts by air and ground elements against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest, which led to the capture of Camp Zairo, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has airlifted rescued hostages who had been in the captivity of the BHTs. The rescued hostages, including the aged, women as well as children, were…
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Over 30,000 Boko Haram hostages freed, leadership dismantled – FG
At least 30,000 hostages kidnapped by the Boko Haram have been freed by soldiers, the defence minister, Mansur Dan Ali, said on Monday. Ali stated this in Maiduguri at a Special Town Hall meeting organised for the military and security agencies. The statement of Ali and other officials who spoke at the event were reported…