NEC-SE is happy to report that 45 minutes ago 22 of the elderly Assyrian hostages that were captured in the Khabour River Valley 23 FEB 15 ISIS offensive were released to loved ones and are with loved ones in Hasaka.

This is wonderful news given today is the one year anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Assyrian Military Forces, (Dwekh Newsha), in the Nineveh Plains.