Persecution

My Way News - After capturing Syrian town, IS abducts dozens of Christians
My Way News reports: "The Islamic State group has abducted 230 residents, including dozens of Christians, from a central Syrian town captured by the extremists the day before, activists said Friday. [...] Christians make up about 10 percent of Syria's prewar population of 23 million. In February, IS kidnapped more than 220 Assyrian Christians, after overrunning several farming communities on the southern bank of the Khabur River in the northeastern province of Hassakeh. Since then, only a few have been released and the fate of the others remains unknown."