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37 kidnapped Christians released in Syria
November 10, 2015
The Islamic State has freed an additional 37 Christians kidnapped in northeastern Syria in February.
The jihadist group, which now controls half of Syria and a quarter of Iraq, previously freed 51 of the 215 villagers it had kidnapped, according to a CNN report.
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Further information:
- Group: ISIS releases 37 elderly Assyrian Christians (CNN)
- ISIL frees 37 Assyrian Christians in Syria (Al Jazeera)
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