ISIS abducts 2,000 civilians in north Syria: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

--> Sat, 13 Aug 2016-01:40pm , Beirut , PTI In January, ISIS abducted more than 400 civilians as it overran parts of Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria Islamic State (ISIS) group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" on Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitor said. The abductions came as Russian and Syrian jets pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo,...