{"id":1901561,"date":"2023-03-20T15:57:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:04:36","slug":"american-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"American aid worker released after 6 years in captivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> <br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the photo, French journalist Olivier Dubois (3rd L) and US national Jeffery Woodke (R) can be seen arriving at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey on March 20, 2023, after being released from captivity. Photo credits: Souleymane AG ANARA \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced the release of Jeff Woodke, a US national and humanitarian worker, after he spent six years in captivity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jeff was held captive in West Africa and was finally released in Niamey, Niger\u2019s capital city. Els Woodke, Jeff\u2019s wife from McKinleyville, California, was informed about his release.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan tweeted and expressed gratitude for Jeff\u2019s release and the assistance provided by Niger. He also thanked the government officials for their tireless efforts in securing his freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Woodke, who had been a missionary and humanitarian aid worker in Niger for over 30 years, was abducted in October 2016 from his home in Abalak, Niger by a group of armed men who killed his guards.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken also visited Niger recently, becoming the first top US diplomat to do so, shortly before Woodke&#8217;s release. Blinken reaffirmed his commitment to bringing home any American who was detained unjustly, speaking to reporters just before the release.<\/p>\n<p>French journalist Olivier Dubois was also released from captivity at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2021, Dubois had announced his kidnapping in a video he had posted on social media. The jihadist alliance, GSIM had claimed responsibility for his abduction. After his release, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Dubois and confirmed that he was in good health.<\/p>\n<p>The article ends with an invitation to readers to subscribe to receive free breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other lawmakers are meeting in Orlando for the annual House Republican Policy retreat. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The mayor of a southern California city has announced that two sex offenders were arrested for having sex with minors at an El Cajon hotel a few days ago.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Texas court is expected to decide the fate of mifepristone, or the abortion pill. 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McCabe was on the ground to cover the event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Kremlin in Moscow has advised officials involved in the preparation of Russia\u2019s 2024 presidential election to avoid using Apple iPhones due to security concerns.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Baidu\u2019s Ernie bot can generate pictures of flowers and write Tang dynasty-style poems in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden administration has asked TikTok\u2019s Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video app or face a divestment process.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan will oversee the regulation of cryptocurrencies on the island. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8216;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/american-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=american-aid-worker-released-after-6-years-in-captivity\">&#8220;American aid worker released after 6 years in captivity&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French journalist Olivier Dubois (3rd L), freed nearly two years after he was kidnapped by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM) in Mali, and US national Jeffery Woodke (R), freed after being kidnapped in October 2016 in Niger, are seen as they arrive at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey on March<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1755,"featured_media":1901562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[7629,4123,22243,7231,7677],"class_list":["post-1901561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann","tag-aid","tag-american","tag-captivity","tag-released","tag-worker"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1901561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1901561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1901561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1901562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1901561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1901561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1901561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}