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Two Western hostages freed in Libya after captivity in Niger

Two Western women held for more than eighteen months by Islamic State militants in Niger have been released and brought to Benghazi. The release was reportedly facilitated through mediation by Saddam Haftar. The terms under which the release was negotiated have not been publicly disclosed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • jeuneafriquede l’État islamique
  • anadoluenlevées
  • mondafriqueHaftar
3 differing positions reported on location across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • jeuneafriqueen Libye
  • airinfoagadezBenghazi
  • anadoluNiger
  • mondafriqueBenghazi
  • rfiau Niger
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • jeuneafriqueplus d’un an et demi
  • rfien 2025
WhereBenghazi
32.115, 20.069 ±10 km
First reported3 days ago
Published2026-10-22 00:20 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports5Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Two Western hostages freed in Libya after captivity in Niger. 2026-10-22T00:20:28.315Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6961. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-21/niger-deux-otages-occidentales-liberees-en-libye-apres-plus-dun-e04fddc1

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