ISIS releases 93 Syrian Kurds: Monitor
BY Agencies5 Nov 2014 11:03 PM GMT
Agencies5 Nov 2014 11:03 PM GMT
The militant Islamic State group has released 93 Syrian Kurds it captured in February as they made their way from northern Syria to neighbouring Iraq, a group monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday.
ISIS seized around 100 people, accusing them of being members of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party which has opposed the militants, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It was not immediately clear why they were released.The al Qaeda offshoot which is the target of U.S.-led air strikes in Syria and Iraq, released all but six of the Kurds in Syria on Monday, the Observatory said.
The remaining captives were accused of theft and ISIS said it would cut off their right hand as a punishment.
ISIS seized around 100 people, accusing them of being members of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party which has opposed the militants, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It was not immediately clear why they were released.The al Qaeda offshoot which is the target of U.S.-led air strikes in Syria and Iraq, released all but six of the Kurds in Syria on Monday, the Observatory said.
The remaining captives were accused of theft and ISIS said it would cut off their right hand as a punishment.
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