Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of 12 nuns and three young women who were taken from a convent in the Syrian town of Maaloula by Islamist rebels on Monday.
The majority of the town's Christian population fled when it was invaded by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Islamist militia, including Jabat al-Nusra which is linked with Al-Qaida, in September.
However, 40 nuns chose to stay in order to look after the town's many orphaned children.
CSW's Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas said in a statement, "Our thoughts and prayers are very much with the nuns and the three young women in their entourage".
He warned of a "deliberate targeting of clergy and laity by Islamist militia", noting that the whereabouts of two Archbishops abducted in April this year are still not known. Keep reading
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