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Adisson Pierre Maalouf,[1][2] also known by his online aliases Arab or YourFellowArab is a Lebanese-American YouTuber, Twitch streamer and journalist[2][3], who was taken hostage by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti,[1][2] who previously kidnapped 16 U.S. Christian missionaries and one Canadian missionary. His kidnapping was confirmed by Lalem, an American Twitch streamer.[4]
Background
Trip to Haiti and Kidnapping
Maalouf took a trip to Haiti on a unknown day in March 2024, to do an interview with Jimmy Chérizier, aka “Barbecue”.[2] Leader of the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies.
Before his departure, Maalouf wrote on X; “Going on another one of those trips. If I die, thanks for watching what I’ve put out. If I live, all glory to God.”, and Before his kidnapping he recorded a video, and discussed the danger of gangs in the area, saying “All it takes is one stupid gang member holding an AK-47 for one thing to go wrong.”[3]
On March 14, 2024, Maalouf was kidnapped by the 400 Mawozo gang in Croix-des-Bouquets[2] while he was driving, for a ransom of 40,000 US Dollars (5,307,596.00 Haitian Gourde), later increased to 600,000 US Dollars (79,613,940.00 Haitian Gourde), and is apparently put in a cage.[5][6]
External Links
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Shrivastava, Aarnesh (March 29, 2024). "Popular YouTuber and streamer YourFellowArab reportedly kidnapped and held for $600,000 ransom in Haiti".
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rédaction (2024-03-28). "Insécurité : enlèvement d'un journaliste américain en Haïti". Haiti24 (in français). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 "Twitch streamer Arab reportedly kidnapped and held at ransom for $600,000". Dexerto. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Lalem/status/1773533772312433026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Blackshaw, Ethan (2024-03-29). "YouTube star kidnapped in Haiti after trying to meet Barbecue gang boss". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "American YouTube star YourFellowArab kidnapped in Haiti trying to meet gang leader 'Barbecue'". 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-30.