#hostage crisis

Collection of hostage crisis news, found 29 news.

Negotiations underway to free Susi Air pilot from Kogoya group

Negotiations are ongoing to free the New Zealander pilot of Susi Air, Phillip Mark Mehrtens, from the armed criminal ...

Persuasion strategy prioritized to rescue abducted Susi Air pilot: TNI

Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Yudo Margono emphasized that persuasion efforts will be prioritized ...

Trilateral cooperation should be maximized to avert hostage taking

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has underscored the necessity to garner optimal advantage from the bilateral ...

Two Indonesians held hostage by Abu Sayyaf return home

The two Indonesians who were held hostage by militant group Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippines, are returning home to ...

Hostage crisis finally ends with release of last two Indonesians

The year 2016 was tainted by five hostage-taking incidents, occurring between March and July, with a total of 24 ...

Indonesian FM calls Philippines govt to monitor hostage crisis

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi contacted the Philippines government on Sunday (July 31) to monitor ...

Military operation to be final option to free Indonesian hostages

In the last five months, Indonesias government has faced five hostage-taking incidents involving 24 Indonesian sailors ...

Indonesia rules out military operation in freeing hostages: Minister

The government is still ruling out a military operation to free the 10 Indonesians abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group in ...

Indonesia govt should strengthen security in indonesian-philippines border areas: House

The government should strengthen security in the Indonesian-Philippines border areas to curb acts of piracy committed ...

Indonesian govt not to tolerate vessels going to Philippines

The Transportation Ministry will not tolerate that any vessels from the country should go to the Philippines, ...

President Jokowi initiates joint petrol with Malaysia, Philippines

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has initiated a joint patrol involving Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in ...

RI hopes negotiations with Philippines over hostages end in April

Indonesia hopes negotiations with the Philippines over the hostage crisis will produce good results before the end of ...

Abu Sayyaf shooting victim still unstable in Tawau

The Indonesian citizen who was shot at by members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group continues to be in an unstable ...

Government responds assertively to Abu Sayyaf`s second kidnapping of Indonesians

The Indonesian government has responded aggressively to the second kidnapping of Indonesian residents by the ...

President calls for joint security patrol with Malaysia, Philippines

President Joko Widodo has called for an effort to look into the possibility of joint patrol with Malaysia and the ...