Kidnappings and Hostage Situations Timeline

May 30 2013
Kidnapping: An Avoidable Danger
May 21 2013
Gaza-Sinai Border Closure
Egypt Tackles Increased Sinai Militancy
Mar 25 2013
Ethiopia: Al Shabaab Members Arrested For Kidnapping Plot
Mar 10 2013
U.K.: Planes In Nigeria Were Assisting Mali Operation, Not Rescuing Hostages, Military Says
Mar 09 2013
Nigeria: Islamist Group Kills 7 Hostages
Mar 07 2013
Spring Break 2013
Spring Break in Mexico 2013: Security Risks and Travel Tips
Feb 25 2013
Kidnappings and Attacks in Nigeria and Cameroon
Kidnappings and Attacks in Nigeria and Cameroon
Feb 18 2013
Nigeria: An al Qaeda-linked Group Kidnaps Foreign Workers
Nigeria: An al Qaeda-linked Group Kidnaps Foreign Workers
Jan 25 2013
Algeria: The Potential for a Repeat Attack
Algeria: The Potential for a Repeat Attack
Jan 24 2013
The Jihadist Threat in Western and North Africa
Jan 23 2013
Libya: Border And Oil Field Security Increased

Overview

Since the “Stockholm syndrome” hit the media in the early 1970s, following a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, kidnappings and hostage situations have become virtually an academic field of study. Situations vary, depending upon the captors and their goals. To avoid (or survive) such ordeals, it helps to know what they look like and how they might unfold.

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