Islamic State ‘abducts dozens of Christians in Syria’ -BBC February 24, 2015 by Fulcrum Islamic State (IS) has abducted dozens of Assyrian Christians from villages in north-eastern Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 90 men, women and children were seized in a series of dawn raids near the town of Tal Tamr. BBC website 24 February 2015 FulcrumShareTweetShare