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Syrians Flee War to Brave Smugglers' Gauntlet in Volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
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Islamic State Frees 37 Kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO
The Islamic State group on Saturday released 37 Syrian Christians, most of them women, who were among more than 200 people kidnapped more than eight months ago, an NGO said.
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Islamic State Kills 3 Assyrian Christian Captives: Activists
Islamic State militants have killed three Assyrian Christian captives who were among nearly 200 Christians abducted earlier this year in northeastern Syria, two human rights monitoring groups said today.
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Islamic State Releases 15 Christians in Syria: Monitoring Groups
At least 15 Syrian Christians who had been held by the Islamic State group in the central village of Al-Qaryatain were released Friday, monitoring groups said.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
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Syrians Flee War to Brave Smugglers' Gauntlet in Volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
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Islamic State Frees 37 Kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO
The Islamic State group on Saturday released 37 Syrian Christians, most of them women, who were among more than 200 people kidnapped more than eight months ago, an NGO said.
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Islamic State Kills 3 Assyrian Christian Captives: Activists
Islamic State militants have killed three Assyrian Christian captives who were among nearly 200 Christians abducted earlier this year in northeastern Syria, two human rights monitoring groups said today.
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Islamic State Releases 15 Christians in Syria: Monitoring Groups
At least 15 Syrian Christians who had been held by the Islamic State group in the central village of Al-Qaryatain were released Friday, monitoring groups said.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
