Islamic State Kidnaps 90 Christians In Syria

Al Jazeera: Monitor: 90 Christians abducted by ISIL in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says abductions took place after ISIL seized Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces.

Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday.

The Observatory said the abductions took place on Tuesday after ISIL fighters seized two Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces in the province of Hassakeh, the Reuters news agency reported.

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