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year 2015 ... more >
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| Oct.22 |
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Kurdish hostages freed but US soldier killed. Northern Iraq
year 2014 ... more >
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| Sep.19 |
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Turkish hostages held by IS in Iraq released. Mosul
year 2007 ... more >
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| May.29 |
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 Five Britons seized  Baghdad: 4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms
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| Mar.10 |
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Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans
year 2006 ... more >
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| Dec.14 |
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Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30. Baghdad
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| Nov.19 |
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Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped. Baghdad
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| Nov.14 |
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Most hostages freed after kidnapping. Baghdad
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute | Baghdad: The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves. 80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholars... | |
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| Oct.24 |
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Masked men abducted U.S. soldier. Baghdad
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| Oct.4 |
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Iraq police brigade aided abuctors. Baghdad
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| Jun.25 |
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 Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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| Mar.10 |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found The body of Tom Fox, a Christian peace advocate, has been found
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| Jan.28 |
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Captors: Last chance for demand
year 2005 ... more >
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| Nov.29 |
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Video airs of purported hostages Al-Jazeera broadcast a video issued by an unknown group showing what it claimed were 4 hostages
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| Jun.15 |
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Jubilant ex-hostage tells of rescue
year 2004 ... more >
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| Oct.19 |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap
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| Sep.28 |
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Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released
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| Sep.27 |
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed
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| Sep.24 |
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Six Egyptians taken. Baghdad
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| Jul.23 |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage
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| Jun.8 |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
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| Apr.8 |
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
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| Aug.20 |
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Hostages at Iraqi embassy. Berlin
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| Oct.22 |
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  Kurdish hostages freed but US soldier killed  Northern Iraq: A US-Iraqi military operation has freed 70 Kurdish hostages held by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, but one US soldier was killed, US media reports...
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| Jan.17 |
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IS release 350 Yazidis in Iraq. Northern Iraq
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| Sep.19 |
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  Turkish hostages held by IS in Iraq released Mosul: Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic State (IS) in the north Iraqi city of Mosul in June are now back in Turkey, PM Ahmet Davutoglu says
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| Jun.7 |
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Iraq university hostages' ordeal ends in Ramadi |
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| Aug.7 |
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Boy survives al Qaeda kidnapping, torture
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| Jun.21 |
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Bodies handed to British officials
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| Mar.22 |
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New video of Briton seized in Iraq in 2007 |
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| Jul.19 |
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Suicide claim over UK hostage
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| Mar.24 |
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Bodies of kidnapped US contractors found |
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| Mar.13 |
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U.S. sent fingers of Iraq kidnap victims |
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| Feb.27 |
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PM Brown: Hostage video deplorable |
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| May.29 |
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 Five Britons seized | Baghdad: 4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms | |
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| May.27 |
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U.S. frees 42 al Qaeda kidnap victims |
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| Apr.3 |
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat released |
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| Mar.10 |
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 Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans Militants holding a woman and her son hostage demanded that Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
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| Dec.17 |
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Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit. Baghdad
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| Dec.14 |
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Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30 Baghdad: Armed men in outdated National Police uniforms arrived in 10 vehicles and rounded up shop owners, street vendors
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| Nov.19 |
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Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped Baghdad: At least 24 gunmen stormed the house of Ammar al-Saffar and abducted him
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| Nov.18 |
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Video emerges in hunt for hostages |
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| Nov.17 |
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Contractors abducted |
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| Nov.16 |
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Ministry hostages 'tortured' |
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| Nov.15 |
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Fate of kidnapped Iraqis still unclear |
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| Nov.14 |
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Most hostages freed after kidnapping Baghdad: Iraqi Interior Ministry official: Most of those kidnapped from a research institute have been freed
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute Baghdad: The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves
| 80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholarships and Cultural Relations Directorate building. The directorate had a guard force of about 20 -- not enough to resist the abductors
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| Oct.24 |
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Masked men abducted U.S. soldier Baghdad: The soldier was handcuffed forced into a vehicle, the U.S. military said, offering a relative's account
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| Oct.22 |
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Iraqi police recruits killed, kidnapped
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| Oct.4 |
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Iraq police brigade aided abuctors Baghdad: The Interior Ministry has removed a brigade from the streets because of a brazen kidnapping of 26 people
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| Aug.9 |
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4 arrested in Jill Carroll kidnapping case. Western Iraq
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| Jul.31 |
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Gunmen kidnap 25 people. Baghdad
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| Jul.4 |
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Minister's convoy snatched. Baghdad
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| Jun.25 |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages| The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death.
On June 3 a car came under fire; Russian Embassy official Vitaly Titov in the attack, and diplomats Fyodor Zaitsev, Rinat Agliuglin, Anatoly Smirnov and O... | |
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| Jun.5 |
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Police impostors kidnap 50. Baghdad
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| Jun.3 |
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Russian diplomats ambushed. Baghdad
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| May.16 |
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UAE diplomat kidnapped. Baghdad
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| Mar.30 |
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Journalist Carroll freed
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| Mar.10 |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found| The body of Tom Fox, a Christian peace advocate, has been found | |
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| Mar.8 |
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Gunmen seize 50 Iraq security men. Baghdad
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| Jan.28 |
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Captors: Last chance for demand Kidnappers have renewed their threat to kill four Western hostages unless U.S.-led forces release Iraqi prisoners
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| Jan.22 |
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Many abducted Iraqis found dead
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| Jan.17 |
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Journalist's kidnappers make demands. Baghdad
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| Dec.29 |
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Shias abducted and killed |
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| Dec.10 |
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Deadline passes; no word on hostages |
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| Nov.29 |
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Video airs of purported hostages| Al-Jazeera broadcast a video issued by an unknown group showing what it claimed were 4 hostages | |
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| Jul.21 |
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Algerian diplomats kidnapped. Baghdad
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| Jul.5 |
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Web site: Al Qaeda holding envoy |
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| Jul.3 |
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Egypt ambassador to Iraq kidnapped. Baghdad
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| Jun.15 |
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 Jubilant ex-hostage tells of rescue Australian Douglas Wood, held in captivity for more than a month and a half appeared from his hospital room
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| Jun.12 |
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French journalist freed |
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| May.22 |
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Romanian journalists freed
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| May.1 |
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Australia: No hostage negotiations |
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| Apr.14 |
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Pakistani hostage appears on video |
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| Apr.10 |
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Pakistan appeals for envoy's release
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| Mar.1 |
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Reporter pleads for help in video |
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| Feb.6 |
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4 Egyptians taken hostage |
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| Feb.4 |
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Italian journalist abducted |
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| Jan.22 |
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8 Chinese hostages freed |
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| Jan.18 |
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Video shows 8 Chinese held in Iraq |
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| Jan.17 |
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Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Mosul
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| Nov.20 |
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Polish woman hostage released |
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| Nov.1 |
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Six kidnapped in Baghdad |
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| Oct.27 |
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Abducted aid worker seen in video |
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| Oct.21 |
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Husband: Abduction 'really a shock' |
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| Oct.19 |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap CARE International has suspended operations in Iraq, after the director of the charity's work there was kidnapped
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| Sep.29 |
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Hostage Bigley shown in new video
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UK hopes for Iraq hostage contact |
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| Sep.28 |
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  Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released 2 women kidnapped 3 weeks ago have been released and 2 journalists are set to be freed in 48 hours
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| Sep.27 |
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 Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed Fereidoun Jahani, who was kidnapped in Iraq in early August, arrived at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad
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| Sep.24 |
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 Six Egyptians taken Baghdad: Gunmen have seized Egyptians in a raid on their Baghdad office
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| Sep.22 |
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British hostage pleads for life on video
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| Sep.19 |
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Turkey confirms 10 kidnappings |
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| Sep.18 |
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Group threatens to kill hostages |
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| Sep.16 |
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2 Americans, Briton kidnapped. Baghdad
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| Sep.15 |
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Turkish hostage freed |
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| Sep.8 |
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Fears grow for Italian hostages |
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| Sep.7 |
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Italian aid workers among 5 kidnapped |
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| Aug.31 |
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France strives to free hostages |
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| Aug.29 |
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End Headscarf Ban, Hostage Takers Warn |
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| Aug.22 |
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Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen |
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| Aug.8 |
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Iranian consul abducted
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| Aug.4 |
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Jordanian hostages freed |
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| Jul.26 |
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Egyptian diplomat released |
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| Jul.23 |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage Militants displayed on videotape 8 hostages -- 7 truck drivers and the third-highest Egyptian diplomat in Iraq
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| Jul.15 |
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Egyptian hostage in Iraq faces deadline |
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| Jul.12 |
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Source: Filipino hostage to be released |
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| Jul.10 |
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Fate of Filipino hostage unclear |
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| Jun.29 |
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3 Turkish hostages freed |
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| Jun.26 |
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3 Turks 'face beheading'
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| Jun.8 |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed 3 Italians held hostage in Iraq for 2 months and a Polish citizen have been freed as a result of a military operation
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| Apr.12 |
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Russian hostages seized
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| Apr.11 |
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No word from hostage-takers |
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| Apr.8 |
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 Japanese, Koreans taken hostage 3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
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| Aug.20 |
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Hostages at Iraqi embassy Berlin: A previously unknown Iraqi opposition group has taken hostages including the ambassador
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