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Assyrian Christians: A Look at the Religious Group Captured by ISIS

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ISIS’ Latest Victims: Assyrian Christians

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ByBY ALEXANDER MALLIN and PAT O'GARA

March 01, 2015, 6:16 PM

 -- The world watched in horror last week as reports surfaced that ISIS militants captured as many as 350 Assyrian Christians in northeastern Syria.

It's the latest assault by the terror group against religious minorities in the region, after a video released by ISIS online purported to show the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya.

Watch the ABC News digital original video above to learn more about the Assyrian Christians kidnapped by ISIS.

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