ISIS releases most of 300 captured cement workers: report

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released most of the 300 cement workers it abducted near Damascus, according to the Associated Press.

The AP reports that ISIS fighters killed four workers who were members of the minority Druze sect of Islam after questioning the captives about their religion and support of the government. 

Citing a human rights group, AP says that 30 people who were working as security guards at the cement factory are still missing. 

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