ICC Note: 16 Christian hostages were released following the ISIS abduction of more than 200 Christians from northern Syria earlier this year.  The release followed an ISIS video execution of three of the prisoners with a demand for ransom. Over 60 Christian Assyrians remain in ISIS captivity near Hasakah, Syria.

01/15/2016 Syria (Christian Today) ISIS has released 16 more Assyrian Christian hostages following the 25 released on Christmas Day.

The captives were freed in al-Hasakah in Syria, according to reports from the Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organisation (ACERO), a charity working with Assyrian Christians. The Assyrian Christians have spent many months in ISIS’ captivity

A statement on the group’s Facebook page broke the story and pleaded for further support”The 16 freed hostages, comprising men, women and children, was met and embraced by His Grace Mar Afram Athneil, Bishop of Syria and Chairman of ACERO,” read the statement.

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The hostages were among more than 200 people abducted from villages along the Khabour River in northern Syria earlier this year.