Athens, May 2, 2013
Sedmitza
citing the Greek ecclesiastical news agency
Romfea and the Kurdish news agency Firat
News reports that the army of the Peoples’
militia of Western Kurdistan have determined the
identity of the abductors who kidnapped Greek Orthodox
Archbishop of Aleppo Boulos Yagizi and Syrian Orthodox
Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim. They are Islamists from
Feteh El-Hesun, which is part of the Syrian rebel
“Liberating army”. The Kurds surrounded the
place where the abducted archbishops are being held,
and have given the militants a deadline for the
archbishop’s release. If the deadline is not met,
the Kurdish army intends to begin a military operation
against the captors.
