Syrian rebel group expels Christians, confiscates property

June 03, 2014

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has expelled Christians from part of Ar-Raqqah Governorate in northern Syria and confiscated their property, according to a report from ARA News, a Kurdish Syrian news agency.

ISIL controls territory in Iraq and Syria and battles against both the Assad regime and fellow Syrian rebel forces.

 

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Further information:

• Christians’ private property confiscated by ISIL militants in Syria’s Raqqa (ARA News)
• The jihadists of ISIL in Raqqa confiscate the property of Christians (Fides)