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IS kills 11 kidnappees in eastern Syria: War monitor

IS kills 11 kidnappees in eastern Syria: War monitor
, Sunday, 12 February 2023 (22:00 IST)
Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) on Sunday killed 11 of the 75 people it kidnapped on Saturday in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
 
A woman and a member of the Syrian government forces were among the victims, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
 
The 75 workers were kidnapped by the IS near Palmyra city on Saturday while they were collecting truffles, according to the observatory.
 
The fate of 64 others kidnappees remains unknown, the Britain-based watchdog noted.
 
The observatory said the IS took advantage of the world's preoccupation with the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria and killed the victims.
 
The IS militants took the desert region in eastern Syria as a safe haven after suffering heavy losses in 2018, and frequently attack and abduct civilians and military personnel in the region. (UNI)

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