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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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In a post from March 13th, Shailin addressed her brother’s captors directly.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
After six days of marching under the barrel of an assault rifle, Caldwell triggered his group’s escape by pushing one of their captors off a cliff.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
In Iraq, officials said an American journalist was kidnapped, and Iraqi security forces were pursuing her captors.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.
—Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
After six days of marching under the barrel of an assault rifle, Caldwell triggered his group’s escape by pushing one of their captors off a cliff.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
In Iraq, officials said an American journalist was kidnapped, and Iraqi security forces were pursuing her captors.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.
—Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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