Posted on 02/24/2015 6:22:05 AM PST by MNDude
BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants have abducted at least 70 Christians, including women and children, after overrunning a string of villages in northeastern Syria, activists and relatives said Tuesday.
The Sunni extremists, who follow a radical interpretation of Islam, have repeatedly targeted religious and ethnic minorities in Syria and Iraq since seizing control of large swaths of both countries. The group's fighters have ransacked churches, demolished Shiite and Sunni Muslim shrines, and enslaved women of the Yazidi community, a tiny sect IS considers heretical.
The latest assault began before dawn on Monday, when the militants swept through the villages nestled along the banks of Khabur River near the town of Tal Tamr in Hassakeh province. The area is predominantly inhabited by Assyrians, an indigenous Christian people who trace their roots back to the ancient Mesopotamians.
During the raids, the militants took between 70 and 100 Assyrians captive, said Nuri Kino, the head of the activist group A Demand For Action, which focuses on religious minorities in the Middle East. He said some 3,000 people managed to flee the onslaught and have sought refuge in the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli.
Kino said his organization based its information on conversations with villagers who fled the attack and their relatives.
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This will not end well.
What? ANOTHER random act of violence against a bunch of folks?
Those poor jobless bastards.
Obama’s delusion that Islam is not at the core of the jihadist’s barbarism and atrocities is preventing a comprehensive and effective response. Also the Democrats who are lining up behind Obama and supporting him must also take ownership of the consequences of these wrongheaded policies.
Isn’t obamie sunni?
“The Sunni extremists, who follow a radical interpretation of Islam,”
That would be the moderates.
If only McDonald’s had been hiring....
One has to feel sorry for these “militants”. All they are trying to do is find some good jobs. This is really simply their cry for “help”.....
“Those Folks” kidnap dozens of Christians in Syria.
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