Béatrice Stöckli Explained

Béatrice Stöckli (died 9 October 2020) was a Swiss Christian missionary. She was killed in 2020 after having been taken hostage by the Islamic militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, a branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali.

Biography

Stöckli was from Basel.[1] She worked as an Evangelical Christian missionary in Mali.[2] Stöckli was kidnapped in April 2012, after being in Mali for ten years, by an Islamic extremist group.[3] She was later released under the terms that she not return to Mali.[3] [4] She returned, and was kidnapped again in 2016 by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, the official branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali, while working in Timbuktu.[5] [6] In July 2017 she appeared in a video released by the terrorist group, wearing a black headscarf, and was identified as "Beatrice S."[7]

On 9 October 2020 French authorities notified the Swiss Federal Government that a Swiss hostage in Mali was killed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, after her death was confirmed by fellow hostage Sophie Pétronin.[8] [9] Her death was confirmed by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.[10] Ignazio Cassis, the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, released a statement saying "It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of our fellow citizen. I condemn this cruel act and express my deepest sympathy to the relatives."[11] [12] [13]

Stöckli's remains were recovered in March 2021.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 10, 2020 . Missionary Beatrice Stoeckli named as Swiss Mali victim . thelocal.ch.
  2. Web site: Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed. October 9, 2020. AP NEWS.
  3. Web site: October 10, 2020 . Uccisa in Mali dai terroristi la svizzera Beatrice Stöckli impegnata in una missione caritatevole . catt.ch . it.
  4. Web site: October 11, 2020 . Mali: Basler Missionarin Beatrice Stöckli wurde erschossen . Blick . de.
  5. Web site: October 10, 2020 . Swiss missionary killed in Mali by jihadists . web24.news.
  6. Web site: October 10, 2020 . Béatrice Stöckli, l'otage suisse décédée au Mali est une missionnaire enlevée quatre ans plus tôt . RTBF Info . fr.
  7. Web site: October 10, 2020. Swiss hostage killed by terrorists in Mali, says Switzerland . DW.COM.
  8. Web site: Swiss hostage killed in Mali. October 10, 2020. April 1, 2021. SWI swissinfo.ch. en.
  9. Web site: Swiss Hostage Killed In Mali Was Missionary: Govt. AFP-Agence France Presse. October 10, 2020. Barron's.
  10. Web site: Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012103432/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/switzerland-says-swiss-hostage-in-mali-has-been-killed/2020/10/09/0236205e-0a6b-11eb-8719-0df159d14794_story.html. dead. October 12, 2020. October 9, 2020. Associated Press. www.washingtonpost.com.
  11. Web site: Swiss hostage in Mali killed by terrorists. October 9, 2020. Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA. it,de,fr,en.
  12. Web site: Switzerland says its national held hostage in Mali killed . October 10, 2020. Al Jazeera.
  13. News: Mali hostages: Swiss woman killed last month . BBC News . October 9, 2020.
  14. News: Swiss hostage in Mali: Remains of missionary identified . BBC News . March 31, 2021.

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