Activists Say Nearly 300 Christians Captured by ISIS

iStock/Thinkstock(ISTANBUL) — Activists say nearly 300 Assyrian Christians have been captured by the Islamic State in Syria.

The Assyrian Human Rights Network and other groups said on Friday that numerous villages in northeast Syria were raided and hostages taken, including women and children.

Earlier this week, the Islamic State began capturing Assyrian Christians, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

However, Syrian Kurdish forces are reportedly fighting back, reclaiming some territory from the extremist group.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State is also reportedly destroying Assyrian relics in museums and burning down churches.

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