Areas of control in Syria and Iraq in 2017, showing the Euphrates river
DW: Russian President Vladimir Putin reports 700 hostages seized by IS in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS fighters have captured hundreds of hostages, including several US and European nationals. He said they were taken from an area controlled by US-backed forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Islamic State (IS) militants had seized almost 700 hostages in a part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces.
Speaking at an international policy forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thursday, Putin said some of the hostages had been executed and that IS had promised it would kill more.
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