Last week’s disappearance of an Italian Jesuit priest in Syria
suggested foul play following the kidnappings of two other clergy in
April, according to Morning Star News.
The Rev. Paolo Dall’Oglio was
reportedly negotiating with the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq
for the release of hostages and peace between its militants and the
Kurds. After Dall’Oglio went missing on July 29, Reuters reported that
the Al Qaeda affiliate had kidnapped him.
Dall’Oglio’s disappearance comes three months after the kidnappings of the Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo; Paul Yazigi and Yohanna Ibrahim were both kidnapped after gunmen intercepted their vehicle and killed its driver near Kafr Dael as the clergymen returned from a humanitarian relief mission on April 22. They are both believed to be held by Chechen jihadists.
Dall’Oglio’s disappearance comes three months after the kidnappings of the Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo; Paul Yazigi and Yohanna Ibrahim were both kidnapped after gunmen intercepted their vehicle and killed its driver near Kafr Dael as the clergymen returned from a humanitarian relief mission on April 22. They are both believed to be held by Chechen jihadists.
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