Fundamentalist Islamic State (ISIS) militia are holding two Italian women among their foreign hostages, the British newspaper The Guardian reported Thursday on its website.
The pair were not identified by the newspaper but were said to have been among four new captives taken by the militants, which reportedly executed American journalist James Foley in a video taped circulated around the globe.
The newspaper said that about 20 foreign hostages are being held by ISIS.
Two young Italian women recently disappeared in Syrian while doing humanitarian work there.
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