Escape from ISIS: Two Iraqi boys recount the horrors of captivity

Aris Messinis | AFP

J-P Mauro - published on 05/11/17 - updated on 06/08/17

The children still in their clutches need our prayers.

CNN reports two Iraqi boys have escaped from ISIS captivity. The horrors they experienced left us speechless:

We’ll let the interview they gave the Associated Press speak for itself:

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