Ok, so wtf is going on here. Either this is fake news, but if it's true I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around them getting 700 hostage from Us led territory in Syria.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1033295/isis-news-putin-news-russia-war-Syria
ISIS RETURNS: Sick terrorists take 700 hostage - Putin issues warning
ISIS has taken 700 people hostage in an area in Syria controlled by US-backed forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed.
By REBECCA PERRING
PUBLISHED: 08:46, Fri, Oct 19, 2018 | UPDATED: 09:00, Fri, Oct 19, 2018
The Russian leader said the depraved terrorists had expanded its control in territory controlled by US and US-backed forces.
ISIS issued Russia with an ultimatum and vowed to execute ten people every day.
Speaking in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Putin said the hostages included several US and European nationals.