Abu Amsha’s younger brother Walid Hussein al-Jasim was sanctioned over accusations he was coordinating abductions, muggings and ransoms as a senior leader of the Suleiman Shah Brigade.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/08/us-sanctions-turkey-backed-syrian-militias-over-rights-abuses-afrin

But with more than a month passing since the abductions, the families of those kidnapped began a five-day march Tuesday from Tel Aviv to Netanyahu’s home in Jerusalem to demand he speed up the negotiations.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/11/14/news/israel-hamas-near-deal-to-release-70-hostages-for-5-day-truce/

“Catholic priests, previously targeted for their ransom value, encountered 21 abductions during this period.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/3620-people-kidnapped-n5billion-ransom-demanded-within-11-months-in-nigeria-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3620-people-kidnapped-n5billion-ransom-demanded-within-11-months-in-nigeria-report

Security forces are still fighting a 14-year jihadist insurgency in the country’s northeast and heavily armed bandits carry out raids on villages and mass abductions in the northwest.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/02/23/2023-elections-us-other-govts-urge-calm/

The abductions in both Borno and Zamfara states have had a negative impact on education.

Source: https://www.opinionnigeria.com/northern-nigeria-and-the-interconnected-crisis-of-poverty-insecurity-and-kidnapping-by-fadeela-mustapha-lawan/

The Federal University of Lafia is located in Gandu, a neighbouring community to Lafia the Nasarawa State capital where hundreds of students of the institution and staff reside had recently suffered from an increase in incidents of abductions.

Source: https://thenews-chronicle.com/police-nab-25-year-old-fulafia-student-recover-pistol-charms/

Then, in the second decade, Islamic State carried out a reign of terror in northern Iraq that included rape, abductions, executions, mass murder, extortion and seizure of state resources.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-20/20th-anniversary-us-invasion-iraq-saddam-hussein-statue-baghdad-civilians

The recent verdict came on the heels of a number of abductions of activists in locations throughout the country.

Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/11/enforced-disappearances-still-scourge-philippines

Vivien is convinced that her neighbor Seth has been through at least seven alien abductions and probes.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2023/01/16/the-morning-briefing-gop-needs-to-nuke-ronna-mcdaniels-romney-stench-n1662082