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| Twelve Assyrians from Bartella, Iraq who escaped from ISIS. |
The
following excerpts are from AINA.org:
...Eleven
of the Assyrians, including a toddler, were brought to Kirkuk where
they were met by Father Qais.
The
12 Assyrians were interviewed by local media. Here is the account of
their escape.
The
reason they did not leave Bartella was because they were sleeping on
their roof and did not know the whole town had left. When they awoke
and went to the streets they were confronted by ISIS, who ordered
them to return to their homes and not leave. ISIS told them they were
in contact with their priests and they would let them know of any
developments.
The
Assyrians said for the first three days they were given food by ISIS
but for the next 17 days after they were given nothing. They survived
from whatever they had in the house.
ISIS
stole all their money and their papers. They were brought to an
Islamic court in Mosul where they "converted" and were
given an Islamic state ID and then returned to Bartella. They said
they saw one Assyrian who had not converted and was badly beaten, his
hands were tied behind his back and he was driven off in a truck.
They assumed that he was killed.
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12 Assyrians Who Were Held By ISIS Escape By Faking Conversion
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