Photos of women captured by ISIS pleading for help circulate online

Women are posed with signs, begging for ransom money.

Images of three women holding signs asking for help, noting they were threatened to become sex slaves for jihadi fighters if their ransom is not be paid, has circulated over social media. An organization concentrating on these cases speculate the women belong to the Assyrian Christian community that was recently raided by ISIS. Although previous cases of captivity do not include Christian and Jewish women raped, the stance of the terror group has changed into a justification of rape.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - An Assyrian Christian community was raided by the Islamic State in February. Based on the names put with the signs and the date July 27, 2015, the Assyrian Federation of Sweden believes they are three of the Christian women abducted from occupation.

After the terror group has started justifying sexual crimes against non-Muslim prisoners, there is fear these women will be sold off as sex slaves if their unspecified ransom is not paid. Although the theory is convincing, the organization admits it is hard to confirm it.

"The names resemble the family names of people in a nearby village - Tel Jazire - so it is possible that these women could be from Assyrian villages but we cannot confirm that," said a source from the Assyrian Federation of Sweden, who, with help from a resident of the Assyrian village of Tel Shamiram, confirmed the Christian names are from the area, according to The Daily Mail.

Standing over her young daughter, a woman held up the sign with name Susan Elias, while another, Hannaa Assaf Youssef, who was alone in the image. However, the third was photographed with three children believed to be hers, but the writing was unclear.

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