Libya's Haftar played role in securing US hostage's release, report says

Libya's Haftar played role in securing US hostage's release, report says Authorities in eastern Libya under military commander Khalifa Haftar helped secure the release of an American missionary held hostage held by an Islamic State affiliate in West Africa's Sahel region, escorting him to freedom through Libya, R

EXCLUSIVE: Libya's Haftar played key role in release of US hostage held by Islamic State, sources say  Reuters

The hostage, a pilot working for a Christian missionary organisation in Niger, was handed over to eastern Libyan authorities

Reuters reported last year that Rideout was seized by three unidentified men on his way to the airport in Niamey and taken to the western Tillaberi region of Niger.

DAKAR, Aug 14 - A deal to free an American hostage held by an Islamic State affiliate in West Africa's Sahel region was brokered with the help of the eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, four sources told Reuters.

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