As many as 90 Assyrian Christians have been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
In an early morning raid on the village of Hassakeh in north-east Syria the villagers, including women and children, were seized according to the group. The Associated Press said that IS radio broadcast that the organisation had captured “tens of crusaders” in the latest battles.
Other reports suggest that some 3,000 villagers managed to flee to neighbouring villages as IS fighters advanced into the region.
Heavy fighting between Kurdish forces and IS continues, with clashes taking place some 60 miles from the site of the abduction.
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