Twenty out of the 80 people kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Cameroon during the weekend have been freed. According to Cameroon’s defence ministry, the hostages were freed “as defence forces pursued the attackers who were heading back to Nigeria.” Many of those taken captives in the cross-border attack were said to be children. The…
Hostages killed during Yemen Rescue Bid
Luke Somers, US journalist and Pierre Korkie, South African teacher have been killed by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen during a failed rescue bid. The operation, which was carried out on Saturday, was done by a joint US and Yemeni special forces in the southern Shabwa region In a statement, Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary said that…