ISIS Releases Four More Assyrian Christians, Including 6 Year-Old Girl, But Concern Grows for Those Still in Captivity

Leah Marieann Klett : Mar 5, 2015
Gospel Herald

Please be praying for the safe release of these hundreds of Christian men, women and children being held by Islamic terrorist group ISIS.

Assyrians hold banners as they march in solidarity with the Assyrians abducted by Islamic State fighters in Syria earlier this week, in Beirut February 28, 2015. Militants in northeast Syria are now estimated to have abducted at least 220 Assyrian Christians this week, a group monitoring the war reported. The banner reads, "We are not afraid of whom kills the flesh, we are not afraid of who destroys the stone. Assyrians and victorious". (Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Islamic State militants have released four more Assyrian Christian hostages from the hundreds they captured last week during offenses in Northern Syrian villages, but concern is growing for those still in captivity.

On Tuesday evening, ISIS released a married couple, a young woman, and (a) 6 year-old girl named Mariana Mirza, whose parents were among the 19 captives released on Sunday, reports the Assyrian rights group Demand for Action. However, the reason for their release remains unknown, the group said.

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