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2016-01-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Broken Clock: ISIS frees new batch of Christian hostages in Syria

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Posted by badanov 2016-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Did the bad guys get tired of feeding them, or were they ransomed?

Posted by Bobby 2016-01-15 07:26|| 2016-01-15 07:26|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd bet on ransoms, Bobby. ISIS makes an awful lot of money on the sale of captives, whether as slaves or ransoms.

I'd equally bet the men and women were old, while the children were below the age of nine.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-01-15 10:50|| 2016-01-15 10:50|| Front Page Top

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