August 18, 2016
Islamic
State fighters in Libya have abducted at least 540 refugees in six
separate ambushes over the past 18 months. Many of the women captives
are being turned into sex slaves to reward the extremist group’s
warriors.
On the night of June 2, 2015, gunmen blocked a highway on Libya’s
northern coast and stopped a white truck speeding toward Tripoli, the
capital. The men trained their assault rifles on the driver. Three
climbed aboard to search the cargo.Ruta Fisehaye, a 24-year-old Eritrean, was lying on the bed of the truck’s first trailer. Beside her lay 85 Eritrean men and women, one of whom was pregnant. A few dozen Egyptians hid in the second trailer. All shared one dream — to reach Europe.
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