A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday. Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a Spanish man had been kidnapped in North Africa.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

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His expected arrival at the Algerian air base comes after a Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali said late on Monday they had released Navarro. Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a ...

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Share MADRID (AP) — Spain’s foreign ministry says that a Spanish man has ... País both report that the man was captured in southern Algeria and then taken into Mali by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The foreign ministry would neither confirm ...

Spain’s Foreign Ministry said last week that ... Spanish media reported that the man was captured in southern Algeria and taken to Mali by the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara.

ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing with Tuareg militiamen in Tinzaouaten, Mali, after being released this week.

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