Kidnappings by Islamists

Israeli writer, soldier, and former hostage

American journalist

kidnapping of female students in Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria

British journalist, war correspondent and political activist

Japanese journalist and hostage in Syria

British aid worker who was kidnapped and beheaded by ISIL

British humanitarian and taxi driver (1967-2014)

Israeli soldier whose abduction sparked the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

Japanese aid worker, entrepreneur and hostage in Syria (1972-2015)

English humanitarian

American journalist (1947–2024)

kidnapping in Lebanon of 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992

United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut

American paramedic and fifth Western hostage killed by Islamic State (IS)

England band of rock

village of Gumsuri

Nigerian abduction