Activists: ISIL Militants Kidnap Dozens of Assyrians
Associated Press 4:49 a.m. EST February 24, 2015
Terrorism • February 2015 • Views: 506
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 70 Assyrian Christians, including women and children, after overrunning a string of villages in northeastern Syria, two activist groups said Tuesday.
The extremist fighters swept through the Assyrian villages nestled along the banks of Khabur River near the town of Tal Tamr in Hassakeh province around dawn on Monday.