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Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls
By guest — October 13, 2016
The girls were among the 270 taken in 2014 by Boko Haram, which has pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.
Activists: Islamic State group now holding 220 Christians in Syria
By Jane Onyanga-Omara — February 26, 2015
(RNS) The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the civilians were kidnapped from 11 villages near the town of Tal Tamr over the past three days by the militants, who control vast swaths of Syria and Iraq.
Don’t forget the Nigerian schoolgirls, or girls’ education (COMMENTARY)
By Christy Vines — November 6, 2014
(RNS) The time for the U.S. to act together with the world to rescue the Nigerian schoolgirls (and those recently abducted) is now.
In a nutshell: What is Boko Haram?
By Oren Dorell — May 8, 2014
(RNS) Boko Haram opposes the education of girls and has kidnapped girls to use as cooks and sex slaves. It has killed hundreds of children.
Jesuit priest likely kidnapped in Syria
By Alessandro Speciale — July 31, 2013
(RNS) The Rev. Paolo Dall'Oglio, 58, lived for three decades in Syria, where he established an ecumenical community at Mar Musa on the site of an early Christian monastery, engaging in interfaith dialogue with Muslims and forging close ties with the local population.
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