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Committed To Freeing Gaza Hostages According To Specified Time: Hamas
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was committed to carrying out the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza under a timeline set out in a ceasefire deal for the territory.
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"Only Way To Free Hostages": Israel PM Vows To Increase "Military Pressure" On Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.
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US Advises Israel To "Hold Off" On Gaza Assault Amid Hostage Crisis: Report
The United States has advised Israel to hold off on a ground assault in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and is keeping Qatar - a broker with the Palestinian militants - apprised of those talks, sources said, as Washington tries to free more hostages
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"They Endured Terrible Ordeal...": Biden After Hamas Frees 2 US Hostages
US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "overjoyed" after Hamas released two American hostages abducted during the militant group's surprise attack from Gaza on Israel.
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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At Least 12 Killed As Somalia Hotel Siege Enters Day 2: Report
At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.
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Joe Biden Demands Taliban To Free Last US Hostage In Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden called on the Taliban Sunday to "immediately release" the man believed to be its last American hostage, withholding any hope of recognizing the militants' rule in Afghanistan until he is free.
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Boko Haram Frees 192 People Held in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe, a community leader and a military source told AFP on Saturday.
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Cameroon Frees 24 Hostages After Suspected Boko Haram Kidnapping
Cameroon's army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria, a defence ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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American, South African Hostages Killed in Yemen
An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, US-led raid to free them from al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of US counterterrorism efforts in the region.
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Al Qaeda Militants Killed Luke Somers During US Rescue Bid: Chuck Hagel
Al Qaeda militants killed US journalist Luke Somers and another hostage during a rescue operation in Yemen, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, saying the attempt to free the captives was justified.
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UN Peacekeepers Free 67 Hostages in Central African Republic
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the UN mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday.
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Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kidnap 25 Girls in Northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 25 girls in an attack on a remote town in northeastern Nigeria, witnesses said, despite talks on freeing over 200 other female hostages they seized in April.
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Philippines Militants Free Two Kidnapped Germans
Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.
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Impasse in Rescue of Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
Nigeria's military chiefs and the president are apparently split over how to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists, with the military saying use of force endangers the hostages and the president reportedly ruling out a prisoner-hostage swap.
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Committed To Freeing Gaza Hostages According To Specified Time: Hamas
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was committed to carrying out the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza under a timeline set out in a ceasefire deal for the territory.
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"Only Way To Free Hostages": Israel PM Vows To Increase "Military Pressure" On Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.
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US Advises Israel To "Hold Off" On Gaza Assault Amid Hostage Crisis: Report
The United States has advised Israel to hold off on a ground assault in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and is keeping Qatar - a broker with the Palestinian militants - apprised of those talks, sources said, as Washington tries to free more hostages
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"They Endured Terrible Ordeal...": Biden After Hamas Frees 2 US Hostages
US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "overjoyed" after Hamas released two American hostages abducted during the militant group's surprise attack from Gaza on Israel.
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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At Least 12 Killed As Somalia Hotel Siege Enters Day 2: Report
At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.
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Joe Biden Demands Taliban To Free Last US Hostage In Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden called on the Taliban Sunday to "immediately release" the man believed to be its last American hostage, withholding any hope of recognizing the militants' rule in Afghanistan until he is free.
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Boko Haram Frees 192 People Held in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe, a community leader and a military source told AFP on Saturday.
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Cameroon Frees 24 Hostages After Suspected Boko Haram Kidnapping
Cameroon's army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria, a defence ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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American, South African Hostages Killed in Yemen
An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, US-led raid to free them from al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of US counterterrorism efforts in the region.
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Al Qaeda Militants Killed Luke Somers During US Rescue Bid: Chuck Hagel
Al Qaeda militants killed US journalist Luke Somers and another hostage during a rescue operation in Yemen, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, saying the attempt to free the captives was justified.
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UN Peacekeepers Free 67 Hostages in Central African Republic
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the UN mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday.
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Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kidnap 25 Girls in Northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 25 girls in an attack on a remote town in northeastern Nigeria, witnesses said, despite talks on freeing over 200 other female hostages they seized in April.
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Philippines Militants Free Two Kidnapped Germans
Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.
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Impasse in Rescue of Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
Nigeria's military chiefs and the president are apparently split over how to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists, with the military saying use of force endangers the hostages and the president reportedly ruling out a prisoner-hostage swap.
