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Syrian Jihadist Rebels Kill 80 Christians Including 13 Who Were Beheaded During Attack On Christian Town
Aid workers remain concerned over dozens of mainly elderly Christians in north-west Syria, after Islamic militants overran a Christian town, killing some 80 people, and forcing thousands of local residents to flee.
At least 13 Christians were beheaded, churches were desecrated and homes looted, said the Barnabas Fund, which supports Christians in heavily Islamic nations.
"Militants from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front [and groups] Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham attacked Kessab on the Turkish border early on Friday March 23," Barnabas Fund told BosNewsLife in a statement.
"Around 3,000 Armenian Christian residents fled for their lives, taking refuge in neighboring Latakia and Bassit."
However, "a dozen or so families with members too elderly to leave remained in Kessab and were subsequently taken hostage," Barnabas Fund said. Of those who fled, some relatives were reportedly staying with relatives and and friends, but many Christians were seen sheltering in over-crowded church buildings.
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