More stories can be read at Assyrian International News Agency Islamic Group Beheads Assyrian Priest, Crucifies 14 Year Old Boy in North Iraq photo of murdered Assyrian priest Mosul, Iraq (AINA) -- On Monday, October 9, a prominent Assyrian (also known as Chaldean and Syriac) priest, Fr. Paulos Iskander (Paul Alexander), was kidnapped by an unknown Islamic group. His ransom was posted at either $250,000 or $350,000. This group had demanded that signs be posted once again on his church apologizing for the Pope's remarks as a condition for negotiations to begin. Father Alexander was beheaded on Wednesday. An email...
