Residents flee from Bwera after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people at the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

Residents flee from Bwera after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people at the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

Ugandan security forces stand guard as locals gather at the cordoned scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A view shows a section of the burnt building at the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT 

Locals gather at the cordoned scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

Locals gather at the cordoned scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT 

Locals gather at the cordoned scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

Ugandan security forces cordon the scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

People chant slogans, as they carry banners demanding the release of human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir, who according to them was abducted, during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

People carry banners demanding the release of human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir, who according to them was abducted, during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

U.S. President Joe Biden applauds, as an image of freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012 is displayed, during the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago 

A funeral parlour employee prepares to unload the casket of the late Rosa Maria Ramirez, 42, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, before her funeral mass outside a church in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

People place pictures on the casket of the late Sandra Daniela Paredes, 24, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, before her funeral mass in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

The casket of the late Rosa Maria Ramirez, 42, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, is seen before her funeral mass at a church in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

People place pictures on the casket of the late Sandra Daniela Paredes, 24, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, before her funeral mass in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

A funeral parlour employee moves the casket of the late Rosa Maria Ramirez, 42, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, before her funeral mass outside a church in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

Mariachis play as relatives and friends of the late Mariana Gutierrez Guzman, 19, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, take part in her funeral procession in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

Relatives and friends of the late Mariana Gutierrez Guzman, 19, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, take part in her funeral procession in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

Relatives and friends of the late Mariana Gutierrez Guzman, 19, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, take part in her funeral procession in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

Relatives and friends of the late Mariana Gutierrez Guzman, 19, who was found dead along with five other women after being abducted by suspected gang members, take part in her funeral procession in Celaya, Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado 

Majid Mohammed looks at pictures of his son who disappeared after the Camp Speicher massacre in 2014, where some of the hundreds of Iraqi military recruits who were abducted from Camp Speicher by Islamic State militants in June 2014 are believed to have been murdered, as his wife, Nadia Jasim, reacts during an interview with Reuters, in Baghdad, Iraq, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Nadia Jasim looks at pictures of her son who disappeared after the Camp Speicher massacre in 2014, where some of the hundreds of Iraqi military recruits who were abducted from Camp Speicher by Islamic State militants in June 2014 are believed to have been murdered in Baghdad, Iraq, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad 

Candles are kept in front of Cameroon journalist Martinez Zogo's photo as fellow journalists pay their last respect to him after he was found dead after abduction, in Yaounde, Cameroon January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Amindeh Blaise Atabong 

Cameroon journalist Martinez Zogo's photo is displayed as fellow journalists pay their last respect to him after he was found dead after abduction, in Yaounde, Cameroon January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Amindeh Blaise Atabong 

Journalists pay last respect to their prominent colleague Martinez Zogo who was found dead after abduction, in Yaounde, Cameroon January 23, 2023.REUTERS/Amindeh Blaise Atabong 

A woman pushes a pram next to Basurto Hospital, where a baby was taken on Wednesday by a woman who left the newborn on a doorstep and who was later arrested by Basque police in Bilbao, Spain, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

People walk near Basurto Hospital, where a baby was taken on Wednesday by a woman who left the newborn on a doorstep and who was later arrested by Basque police in Bilbao, Spain, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

People walk near Basurto Hospital, where a baby was taken on Wednesday by a woman who left the newborn on a doorstep and who was later arrested by Basque police in Bilbao, Spain, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

People walk near Basurto Hospital, where a baby was taken on Wednesday by a woman who left the newborn on a doorstep and who was later arrested by Basque police in Bilbao, Spain, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

People walk near Basurto Hospital, where a baby was taken on Wednesday by a woman who left the newborn on a doorstep and who was later arrested by Basque police in Bilbao, Spain, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

The staff of the Washington Post, with publisher and CEO Fred Ryan and executive editor Sally Buzbee, pose for a photo with Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

The staff of the Washington Post, with publisher and CEO Fred Ryan and executive editor Sally Buzbee, pose for a photo with Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

The staff of the Washington Post, with publisher and CEO Fred Ryan and executive editor Sally Buzbee, pose for a photo with Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Publisher and CEO of the Washington Post Fred Ryan, Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, and executive editor Sally Buzbee pose for a photo during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

The staff of the Washington Post, publisher and CEO Fred Ryan, and Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, and executive editor Sally Buzbee pose for a photo during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

The staff of the Washington Post, publisher and CEO Fred Ryan, left, and Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, center, and executive editor Sally Buzbee, right, pose for a photo during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Washington Post, attends an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, hangs outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

The staff of the Washington Post, publisher and CEO Fred Ryan, left, and Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, center, and executive editor, Sally Buzbee, right, clap during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, hangs outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, hangs outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A #BringAustinHome" pin is seen on a lapel of a Washington Post staff member during an unveiling of a banner honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria in 2012, hangs outside of The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks to a television reporter during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks to a television reporter during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks with The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks to a television reporter during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks to a television reporter during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks with The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks with The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks with The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, speaks with The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan during an unveiling of a #BringAustinHome" banner, honoring freelance journalist Austin Tice, outside of the newspaper's headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 9, 2022. Austin Tice was abducted in Syria on August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Milen Mezgebo the wife of Ethiopian businessman Samson Teklemichael who was abducted while driving his car in Nairobi is joined by human rights activists during a protest demanding to know his whereabouts, in Nairobi, Kenya February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Milen Mezgebo the wife of Ethiopian businessman Samson Teklemichael who was abducted while driving his car in Nairobi is joined by human rights activists during a protest demanding to know his whereabouts, in Nairobi, Kenya February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Milen Mezgebo the wife of Ethiopian businessman Samson Teklemichael who was abducted while driving his car in Nairobi is consoled by a relative during a protest demanding to know his whereabouts, in Nairobi, Kenya February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Human rights activists join Milen Mezgebo the wife of Ethiopian businessman Samson Teklemichael who was abducted while driving his car in Nairobi, during a protest demanding to know his whereabouts, in Nairobi, Kenya February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Agnes Wich, who was abducted at the age of 9, speaks to the media next to carnival float showing an unnamed bishop, in front of the Catholic Academy in Munch, Germany, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

Agnes Wich, who was abducted at the age of 9, speaks to the media in front of the Catholic Academy in Munch, Germany, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

Agnes Wich, who was abducted at the age of 9, speaks to the media in front of the Catholic Academy in Munch, Germany, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

Map and chart shows the increased frequency of killings and abductions of state officials, community leaders, and family members by Islamists in the Sahel region of Africa.