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2/24/2015 11:25 am  #1


Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages:

 Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-mideast-crisis-christians-idUSKBN0LS0MH20150224

(Reuters) - Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday.The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants carried out dawn raids on rural villages inhabited by the ancient Christian minority west of Hasaka, a city mainly held by the Kurds.Syrian Kurdish militia launched two offensives against the militants in northeast Syria on Sunday, helped by U.S.-led air strikes and Iraqi peshmerga.

Last edited by Common Sense (2/24/2015 11:26 am)


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2/24/2015 11:48 am  #2


Re: Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages:

Christians are suffering ethnic cleansing, perhaps even the danger of extermination, in Syria and Iraq.

Last edited by Goose (2/24/2015 11:50 am)


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

2/24/2015 8:38 pm  #3


Re: Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages:

In another generation the only Christians left in the Holy Lands (and ancient Christian communities) will be the tourists.


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2/25/2015 5:47 am  #4


Re: Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages:

Tarnation wrote:

In another generation the only Christians left in the Holy Lands (and ancient Christian communities) will be the tourists.

Sad. A rich history, and many vibrant Christian communities which once defined Anatolia, the Levant, and Egypt are becoming extinct.


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

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