Assyrian Christians In the Hands of ISIS
Terrorists from Islamic State, or ISIS, in northern Syria Sunday released 19 Assyrian Christians, out of the hundreds they had captured last week, but refused to set free a 6-year-old girl, whom they are likely using as a "bargaining chip," an activist group said.
The 19 Assyrians from the village of Tel Goran in Syria's al-Hasakah province were released after local Arab leaders negotiated with ISIS for three days, Assyrian International News Agency, or AINA, said Sunday.
The Assyrians have arrived safely at St. Mary's Church in Hasakah, the group said.
Those released include 17 women and two men. Many more from the village of Tel Goran and hundreds from other villages remain captive.