The 43 released hostages are currently on their way to the town of Tal Tamr in northeastern Syria. They are part of the 250 Assyrian Christians abducted by the extremist organization in February of 2015 in Syria's Khabour region, USA Today reported.

Over the past few months, ISIS started releasing many of its hostages in batches. Originally, the organization was asking for $100,000 for each hostage but through negotiations, this number was eventually reduced.

The latest release was made possible through the mediation of a priest from the Assyrian Democratic Association. According to numerous sources, the priest and other members of the group negotiated with ISIS leaders to lower the ransom for the hostages.

However, it is not yet clear how much the group paid but according to a report from the Daily Mail, the ransom was below $18 million.

"We paid large amounts of money, millions of dollars, but not $18 million," an anonymous source who's associated with the Assyrian organization said. "We paid less than...

Continue reading here.

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Dutch Sheets, Lou Engle Rally Believers for Breakthrough in Iran: 'Pivotal Moment in History'

Podcaster Robby Starbuck Gets a Win against Google AI Chatbot's Horrendous Defamation, and Gives Us All a Warning

Miracle as Mother Trapped for 36 Hours Underneath Rubble from Colombia Earthquake Is Pulled Out Alive

Extreme Irony: Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center CFO Charged In Brazen Scheme to Secretly Pay $1.2M to White Supremacist Groups

Secret Service Switched Trump's Plane Over Iranian Threat

Karoline Leavitt Raised the Bar for All White House Press Secretaries to Come

Karoline Leavitt to Depart as White House Press Secretary So She Can 'Be the Best Mom My Two Young Children Deserve' (Video Interview)

Georgia Court Reinstates School Bible Program

'Golden Age of Solar Eclipses' Kicks into Gear: 3 Total Eclipses and 3 'Rings of Fire' in 3 Years

A Rare Kremlin Concession: Former Marine Freed after Years of Captivity

How Public Officials Are Stepping In to Protect a Baby Boy with a Heart Condition, and What This Viral Surrogacy Case is All About

Democrat Socialists Suffer Setback in Wisconsin, Darline Graham Advances in SC Special Election

'Safer Than It's Been in Decades': FBI Touts 6,000 Arrests, 44% Homicide Drop One Year into Trump's DC Crime Crackdown (Video)

President Trump Cuts Childhood Vaccine List, Hands Power Back to Parents

Trump Ends Medicaid Funds for 'Barbaric' Transgender Meds and Mutilation on Minors

'I Was a Witch': Ex-Ghost Hunter Encountered Demons, Chaos Before 'Torment Stopped'

Famed Pastor Stunned by Wokeness at the Smithsonian

Mike Rowe Responds to Enraged Followers Over His EPIC Post Dismantling the Dem Socialists

RFK Jr. Takes Major Step to Overhaul America’s Food Safety Rules

AI Warning: A Christian Family's Message to Parents after Son's Death