Summary | After overrunning the town, the IS militants
kidnapped over 230 people, including 60 Christians.IS was later
said to have released 48 of those kidnapped.Christians in Syria
were quite well off and some even hold senior positions in the
government.This might be one of the causes that have raised
their concern over a possible government change.| People's ...
en.ce.cn | 21 August 2015