Kidnapping

Iraq’s militia state: Shelly Kittleson’s kidnapping exposes who runs Baghdad

BEHIND THE LINES: Since October 2023, forces associated with the PMF – that is, affiliated with the government of Iraq – engaged in ongoing attacks against US personnel and positions.

US JOURNALIST Shelly Kittleson is pictured in Baghdad on March 31, shortly before she was abducted. Her disappearance has focused attention on the threat posed by Iran-backed militias and the deteriorating security environment in postwar Iraq.
Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Hamas urges Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli soldiers in wake of Knesset passing death penalty bill

 Shelly Kittleson with an Afghani interview subject in 2024.

Foreign journalist holding US passport kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown parties, police say

 A sign reads stands amid yellow flowers left at the house of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home on February 1, in Tucson, Arizona, February 21, 2026.

'We are in agony:' Savannah Guthrie speaks in first interview since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance


UK Police investigating attempted kidnapping of haredi man in north London

Two men can be seen approaching a haredi man while another opens the trunk of their car which was stopped in the middle of the street.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Body of missing teenage shepherd found in the West Bank

Netanyahu ordered the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Israel Police to carry out intense operational and intelligence activity in the Palestinian villages in the area of the disappearance.

Binyamin Achimair, Missing 14-year-old boy from Samaria, Police are requesting help in searching, April 12, 2024.

Lebanese Christian official kidnapped and killed, sectarian tensions flare

The Lebanese Army said a Syrian gang had killed the Christian official and taken his body to Syria.

 Supporters of the Christian Lebanese Forces party gesture during a protest against the summoning of the party leader Samir Geagea for a hearing by army intelligence over this month's Beirut street violence, in Maarab, Lebanon October 27, 2021.

Police arrest two Bedouin residents for kidnapping, sexual assault of 15-year-old in the South

A similar offense occurred in April 2023, where three Bedouin residents from Laqiya were arrested for attempted kidnapping and assault of a resident of Kiryat Malakhi.

 A police car at night.

Nigerian village celebrates the return of kidnapped students

The army announced on Sunday it had rescued 137 hostages in the neighboring state of Zamfara, days before a deadline to pay a 1 billion naira ($767,000) ransom for their release.

Nigerian students and staff who were kidnapped this month arrive after they were freed, in Kaduna, Nigeria March 28, 2024.

Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary

Gershkovich, 32, became the first US journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 last year.

: Reporter for U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich appears in this handout picture taken in Moscow, Russia, 2019.

Final three defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted

All nine suspects in the case have been convicted, including Lev Tahor’s leader, Nachman Helbrans.

 Members of the fundamentalist Jewish sect Lev Tahor, whose members are suspected of a string of serious crimes, walk along a road after escaping from a detention center where they were being held following a raid, in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico September 28, 2022.

Ex-Shin Bet official admits: Israel doesn't have means to rescue all hostages

Former Shin Bet official Yossi Amrosi discussed intelligence efforts to rescue hostages in an interview with Yoav Mintz on Radio North 104.5FM.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 17, 2024.

Nearly 300 Nigerian students released after abduction in Kaduna

The kidnapping, which took place on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in northwestern Kaduna State, was the first mass kidnapping in the country since 2021.

 A boy holds a sign to protest against, what a teacher, local councilor and parents said, the kidnapping of hundreds school pupils by gunmen after the Friday prayer in Kaduna, Nigeria March 8, 2024.

Brands Support National Hope for Abductee Return

Since Black Friday, Israeli companies have shown solidarity through financial and emotional support for the abductees, avoiding any perception of cynicism with sacred symbols.