Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages during raids in northeastern Syria, activists said Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence in Syria, said the militants abducted people after seizing Tal Shamiram and other Assyrian villages in Hassakeh province. The kidnappings follow clashes in the area Monday between Kurdish fighters and the Islamic State group. The Kurds launched an offensive in the region near the Iraqi border on Sunday with support from the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes against the militants. The U.S. military said 11 airstrikes Sunday in Hassakeh hit Islamic State tactical units, vehicles and a militant bunker. The Kurdish fighters have led ground fighting against the Islamic State group in several parts of northern Syria. In another effort backed by airstrikes, the Kurds retook control of the town of Kobani from Islamic State fighters last month. The Islamic State group has routinely used kidnappings among its tactics, abducting and in some cases killing people in Syria, Iraq and Libya.
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