all names

Kidnappers organisation

Named in 2 reports across 1 story - 24 Aug – 18 Sept
24 Aug 202618 Sept 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Kidnappers. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Kidnappers.

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The stories

Military Pressure Forces 17 JAS Family Members to Surrender in Borno

51 outlets2 reports name Kidnappers5 Aug – 27 Oct

Who keeps naming them

Al Jazeera English1AllAfrica1

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