(ANSA) - Rome, August 21 - 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.
ISIS reportedly holding two Italian women, says newspaper
Among 20 foreign hostages held by Islamic militants