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"Desperate Search for Abducted Nigerian Schoolchildren Continues"

Gunmen abducted nearly 300 students from a school in Nigeria's northwest, with at least 100 children aged 12 or younger among the abductees, marking the third mass kidnapping in northern Nigeria in a week. The abductions are suspected to be carried out by Islamic extremists and armed gangs, highlighting the security crisis in the country. The government and military are conducting search operations, but the region's insecurity and the kidnappers' brutality continue to pose challenges.

via PBS NewsHour|

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Australian doctor freed after 7 years of Islamic extremist kidnapping in West Africa.

An 88-year-old Australian doctor, Ken Elliott, who was held captive by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than seven years, has been freed and reunited with his family in Australia. Elliott and his wife were kidnapped in Burkina Faso, where they had run a medical clinic for four decades. Jocelyn Elliott was released three weeks later. No ransom was paid to secure Elliott's freedom, and no other details on his release were disclosed. The militant group behind the kidnapping, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, rose to prominence in large part through kidnap-for-ransom operations targeting foreign aid workers and tourists.

via ABC News|

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Australian Doctor Freed by Al-Qaida After 7 Years in West Africa

An 88-year-old Australian doctor, Ken Elliott, who was held captive by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso for more than seven years, has been freed and reunited with his family in Australia. No ransom was paid for his release, and no other details were disclosed. Elliott and his wife were kidnapped in 2016, and his wife was released three weeks later. The militant group behind the kidnapping was Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which has targeted foreign aid workers and tourists in kidnap-for-ransom operations.

via The Associated Press|

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