A
Christian man in Iraq has reportedly been beaten, tortured, and killed by terror
group ISIS for refusing to renounce his faith and convert to Islam. Ankawa.com reported
on Tuesday that the 43-year-old man, Salem Matty Georgis, remained in the Syriac
Christian town of Bartella after it was captured by ISIS on August 7. A relative
said that the man was suffering from heart disease and could not leave the town
with his family because of his illness. Georgis hid in his home for three weeks,
but eventually had to venture outside in search of food. He was then confronted
by an ISIS patrol in town.
"The
patrol arrests him and tried to force him to convert to Islam, but he completely
refused. Thus, the militants beat him and tortured him until he died in their
hands," the relative explained. The militants dumped Georgis' body, which was
later discovered by a Bartella resident and buried.
ISIS,
which has captured several towns across Iraq and Syria, has targeted religious
minorities and many Christians, threatening followers of Christ to convert to
Islam, pay a tax or be killed. Christian
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