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No Fewer Than 60 Christians and 230 Others Kidnapped By ISIS in Recent Raid
Posted by George on Fri 07th Aug, 2015 - tori.ngAccording to new reports from Syria, Islamic State fighters, ISIS , have reportedly captured at least 230 people including 60 Syrian Christians after taking a town in the province of Homs.
The Islamic State fighters,ISIS recently raided a town in the province of Homs in Syria and successfully abducted 60 Christians as well as 230 other people. Reports claim that the hostages have been moved to the town of Al Quaryatayn, which is the biggest capture by ISIS in Syria since the taking of Palmyra in May.
Al Quaryatayn has been described as a stronghold of the terrorist group. The town has a mixed population of 40,000 and shelters thousands of refugees, who have fled from fighting elsewhere in Syria. Among the abducted Christians are many children and women according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Al Quaryatayn was taken overnight after heavy fighting between ISIS and Syrian army fighters, which involved several suicide bombing attacks on military checkpoints. The town occupies a strategic position near a road connecting Palmyra to the Qalamoun Mountains, along the border with Lebanon.
Following their trend of operations, the abducted people would be coerced to accept Islam and join the sect, an act failure will attract a death verdict.
Al Quaryatayn was taken overnight after heavy fighting between ISIS and Syrian army fighters, which involved several suicide bombing attacks on military checkpoints. The town occupies a strategic position near a road connecting Palmyra to the Qalamoun Mountains, along the border with Lebanon.
Following their trend of operations, the abducted people would be coerced to accept Islam and join the sect, an act failure will attract a death verdict.
According to new reports from Syria, Islamic State fighters, ISIS , have reportedly captured at least 230 people including 60 Syrian Christians after taking a town in the province of Homs.
The hostages were reportedly taken in the town of Al Quaryatayn, which is the biggest capture by ISIS in Syria since the taking of Palmyra in May.
The town has a mixed population of 40,000 and shelters thousands of refugees, who have fled from fighting elsewhere in Syria. Among the abducted Christians are many children and women according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Al Quaryatayn was taken overnight after heavy fighting between ISIS and Syrian army fighters, which involved several suicide bombing attacks on military checkpoints. The town occupies a strategic position near a road connecting Palmyra to the Qalamoun Mountains, along the border with Lebanon.
The terrorist group is known to demand people convert to Islam or face execution or expulsion. - See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/08/isis-abducts-at-least-60-christians-and.html#sthash.8x3M27D3.dpuf
The hostages were reportedly taken in the town of Al Quaryatayn, which is the biggest capture by ISIS in Syria since the taking of Palmyra in May.
The town has a mixed population of 40,000 and shelters thousands of refugees, who have fled from fighting elsewhere in Syria. Among the abducted Christians are many children and women according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Al Quaryatayn was taken overnight after heavy fighting between ISIS and Syrian army fighters, which involved several suicide bombing attacks on military checkpoints. The town occupies a strategic position near a road connecting Palmyra to the Qalamoun Mountains, along the border with Lebanon.
The terrorist group is known to demand people convert to Islam or face execution or expulsion. - See more at: http://www.lailasblog.com/2015/08/isis-abducts-at-least-60-christians-and.html#sthash.8x3M27D3.dpuf
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