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The Theology of Missions

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Syria: British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines was kidnapped in early 2013 in<br />

northeastern Syria, near the Atmeh refugee camp near the Turkish border and<br />

the Syrian province <strong>of</strong> Idlib. He was seized along with an Italian aid worker and<br />

two Syrians who have since been freed. Haines was apparently executed by a<br />

member <strong>of</strong> the Islamic State <strong>of</strong> Iraq and the Levant called Mohammed Emwazi,<br />

in September 2014.<br />

Ukraine: An ICRC worker was killed by a shell in Donetsk.<br />

2015<br />

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Afghanistan: A Kunduz hospital was struck by a US airstrike, injuring and killing a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> MSF doctors. Currently unclear if accidental or intentional.<br />

2016<br />

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Syria: Around twenty civilians and one SARC staff member were killed, as they<br />

were unloading trucks carrying vital humanitarian aid. Much <strong>of</strong> the aid was<br />

destroyed. <strong>The</strong> attack deprives thousands <strong>of</strong> civilians <strong>of</strong> much-needed food and<br />

medical assistance.<br />

Nigeria: A humanitarian convoy in was attacked in Borno State and a UNICEF<br />

worker was injured.<br />

Afghanistan: Five Emiratis carrying out humanitarian work were killed in a<br />

terrorist bomb attack in Afghanistan. Mohammed Ali Zainal Al Bastaki, Abdullah<br />

Mohammed Essa Obaid Al Kaabi, Ahmed Rashid Salim Ali Al Mazroui, Ahmed<br />

Abdul Rahman Ahmad Al Tunaiji, and Abdul Hamid Sultan Abdullah Ibrahim Al<br />

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