Russia Says Freed Two Hostages Taken by Jihadists in Niger

Russia says freed two hostages taken by jihadists in Niger

MOSCOW: Russia’s army said Tuesday its Africa Corps unit had freed two hostages — employees of Russian geology company — held in Mali, almost two years after they were captured by an Al-Qaeda-linked group in neighboring Niger. In August 2024, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) released a video featuring two men it said had been captured in Mbanga, southwest

Russian Geologists Freed After Terrorist Captivity in Africa: Dramatic Rescue in Mali

Two geologists kidnapped in Niger in 2024 have been rescued in Mali and are being transported to Russia after suffering severe exhaustion and illness.

Russia Says Freed 2 Hostages Taken by Jihadists in Niger

Russia's army said Tuesday its Africa Corps unit had freed two hostages — employees of Russian geology company — held in Mali, almost two years after they were captured by an al-Qaeda-linked group in neighboring Niger.

Russia says Africa Corps has freed Russian and Ukrainian nationals abducted in West Africa

MOSCOW, April 21 - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that two men, a Russian and a Ukrainian citizen, had been freed in a special operation in Mali after they were abducted in neighbouring Niger in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia’s Africa Corps frees two hostages in Mali rescue mission

Russia’s army said Tuesday Africa Corps freed two hostages in Mali, employees of a Russian geology company. They were held nearly two years after capture by the al-Qaeda-linked GSIM group in neighbouring Niger. In August 2024 GSIM released video showing two men seized in Mbanga, southwest Niger, from a Russian geology company. Moscow said they were taken hostage the month before in July 2024 during operations in Niger’s volatile borderlands. The…