Hostages freed as Mali siege ends
Mali's security forces storm a hotel in the central town of Sevare, ending a deadly siege and freeing several hostages.
BBC
Habari Zinazoendana
10 years ago
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More Boko Haram hostages freed
Another 234 women and children are rescued from Boko Haram Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria, the country's military announces.
9 years ago
TheCitizen03 Nov
UN hostages freed in South Sudan
Thirteen United Nations workers in South Sudan kidnapped by rebels have been safely freed a week after their abduction, the UN said Monday.
10 years ago
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Cameroon Boko Haram hostages 'freed'
Cameroon says 27 hostages, including 10 Chinese workers and a politician's wife, held by suspected Boko Haram militants have been freed.
10 years ago
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VIDEO: Freed Boko Haram hostages speak out
Women and children who have been held by Boko Haram militants say that some of their group was stoned to death as the Nigerian army approached to rescue them.
10 years ago
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Somalia ends al-Shabab hotel siege
At least 14 are killed as Somali special forces end the siege of a Mogadishu hotel by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab
9 years ago
BBC20 Nov
'No more hostages' in Mali hotel
Malian officials say suspected Islamist militants have "no more hostages" at a hotel in the capital Bamako, after it was stormed by special forces.
10 years ago
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Mali hostages in jihadist video
The daughter of a French hostage being held by jihadists in Mali has spoken of her shock after he appeared in a video clip pleading for his release.
11 years ago
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Tuareg rebels 'free Mali hostages'
Some 30 hostages abducted by Tuareg rebels in the northern Mali town of Kidal on Saturday have been freed, the United Nations says.
9 years ago
BBC21 Nov
Mali hotel siege over, US says
An attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at a hotel in the Malian capital is over, US officials say.
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