Five of the seven women are classified as suffering “forced disappearance,” their exact whereabouts and condition unknown.

Assad’s fall, at least 64 kidnappings and executions have been recorded in Homs, a major city in central Syria. Most victims are Alawites, the religious minority tied to the Assad family.

Police have arrested four persons -- who falsely identified themselves as coordinators of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) -- in connection with the kidnapping of Abedin Al Mamun, assistant ...

Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Philip Ekeli and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Sources said the ...