Two Kidnapped Syrian Bishops Are Still Missing

Kidnapped Syrian Bishops Still Missing, Despite Reports Otherwise -- Christian Science Monitor

The churches of two prominent Syrian Orthodox bishops reportedly kidnapped in northern Syria were unable to verify a claim that the pair had been released by their armed rebel captors.

The fate of two prominent Orthodox bishops reportedly kidnapped in northern Syria remains uncertain, after their churches were unable to verify a claim that the pair had been released by their "terrorist" captors.

BBC News reports that Greek Orthodox Bishop Boulos Yazigi and Syriac Orthodox Bishop Yohanna Ibrahim, both leaders of their churches in Aleppo, are still missing and their families remain concerned about their well being. The two men were seized and their driver killed on Monday by an "armed terrorist group" according to Syrian state television, which routinely describes all rebels as terrorists.

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Fate of Clerics Held in Syria Is Disputed -- New York Times
Syria's beleaguered Christians -- BBC

My Comment: I am expecting bad news. Their driver was murdered and nothing has been heard from them since the kidnapping. No demands. No ransom request. Nothing.