ISIS has forbidden the remaining 43 Christian families from leaving the terrorist stronghold of Raqqa, Syria.
There are fears the terror group may use the Christians as human shields.
According to at least one report, the Islamic State is planning on murdering every Christian left in Raqqa.
The Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently activist group released this information this week.
1-Thousands of Christians lived in #Raqqa city before #ISIS take control of the city now after #ISIS only 43 Families Remained #Syria #ISIL
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) March 31, 2016
2-#ISIS gave the Families the Choice Between Death or Paying "Jizea" extra Taxes to stay alive , most of The remaining Christians work in ..
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) March 31, 2016
3-the Industrial Area and have Shops, most of Christians took Their families out of #Raqqa and only the father-Brother who work and make …
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) March 31, 2016
4-Money Stays in the city to send to his Family money ,#ISIS Issued a new decision to Prevent The remaining Christians from Leaving #Raqqa
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) March 31, 2016
5-we don't know the real reason but we think #ISIS want them as a Human shields or hostages #Raqqa #ISIL
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) March 31, 2016
FOX News reported:
The handful of Christian families remaining in ISIS’ Syrian stronghold of Raqqa have been forbidden from fleeing the city, according to a tweet from a secret group that reports from inside the caliphate.
The activist group Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said the black-clad terrorist army issued a decree that any Christians or Armenians still within city limits may not leave. It is believed that there are just more than 40 Christian families left in the city, and that they have been forced to register with the extremist group and to pay a “jizya,” or a minority tax in exchange for being unharmed.
“Any Christian living within Syria or Iraq is in a very dangerous and precarious position,” David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, a Christian advocacy organization, told FoxNews.com. ‘We want to see the Christian church survive in the Middle East, especially in the areas occupied by the Islamic State.”
Raqqa first fell into rebel control in March 2013 after a battle between Al Qaeda-linked jihadi group Al Nusra and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s regime, becoming the first provincial capital under rebel control. ISIS has since used the city as a launching point to increase their caliphate.
