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Two Al-Qaeda Hostages Killed in US Operation: White House
The White House admitted Thursday that a January US operation against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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Al Qaeda Blames Barack Obama For Yemen Hostage Deaths
Al Qaeda has blamed US President Barack Obama for the deaths of a US journalist and a South African during a failed hostage rescue attempt, warning "the lives of all Americans are in danger".
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Barack Obama Says Luke Somers' Life was in Imminent Danger
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the US had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.
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US Disclosed Failed Attempt to Rescue American in Yemen
The United States on Thursday disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S. citizen held hostage by al Qaeda's Yemen branch, saying he was not present at the targeted location but that other hostages were freed.
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Al Qaeda Parades American Hostage, Threatens To Kill Him: SITE
Al Qaeda in Yemen has threatened to execute a US hostage who called for help in a video released by the jihadist group, SITE Intelligence reported today.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Qaeda Warns US Hostage Risks 'Lonely Death'
Al Qaeda has urged the family of an American kidnapped in Pakistan in 2011 to press their government to negotiate an exchange or face the risk of his "dying a lonely death".
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In video, American held hostage in Pak appeals to Obama for help
A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by Al Qaeda more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released on Thursday to negotiate his release, saying he feels "totally abandoned and forgotten."
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Algeria hostage crisis: Militants offer to trade two Americans for jailed terrorists
Islamist hostage-takers at a remote Algerian gas field on Friday demanded a prisoner swap and an end to the French military campaign in Mali, a report said, as 30 foreigners were reported still missing in the worst international hostage drama for years.
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Al Qaeda releases video of American hostage
In a video released on Sunday by Al Qaeda, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.
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Two Al-Qaeda Hostages Killed in US Operation: White House
The White House admitted Thursday that a January US operation against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group.
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American, Italian Hostages Inadvertently Killed in US Counter-Terror Operation: Barack Obama
An American and an Italian who had been held hostage for several years by Al Qaeda in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan were inadvertently killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in January, US President Barack Obama today.
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Al Qaeda Blames Barack Obama For Yemen Hostage Deaths
Al Qaeda has blamed US President Barack Obama for the deaths of a US journalist and a South African during a failed hostage rescue attempt, warning "the lives of all Americans are in danger".
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Barack Obama Says Luke Somers' Life was in Imminent Danger
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the US had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.
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US Disclosed Failed Attempt to Rescue American in Yemen
The United States on Thursday disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S. citizen held hostage by al Qaeda's Yemen branch, saying he was not present at the targeted location but that other hostages were freed.
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Al Qaeda Parades American Hostage, Threatens To Kill Him: SITE
Al Qaeda in Yemen has threatened to execute a US hostage who called for help in a video released by the jihadist group, SITE Intelligence reported today.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Qaeda Warns US Hostage Risks 'Lonely Death'
Al Qaeda has urged the family of an American kidnapped in Pakistan in 2011 to press their government to negotiate an exchange or face the risk of his "dying a lonely death".
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In video, American held hostage in Pak appeals to Obama for help
A 72-year-old American development worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan by Al Qaeda more than two years ago appealed to President Obama in a video released on Thursday to negotiate his release, saying he feels "totally abandoned and forgotten."
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Algeria hostage crisis: Militants offer to trade two Americans for jailed terrorists
Islamist hostage-takers at a remote Algerian gas field on Friday demanded a prisoner swap and an end to the French military campaign in Mali, a report said, as 30 foreigners were reported still missing in the worst international hostage drama for years.
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Al Qaeda releases video of American hostage
In a video released on Sunday by Al Qaeda, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.
