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But Edward said ISIS is holding many more Assyrian Christians hostage than previously thought and he feared they face the same fate as the more than 20 members of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority slaughtered by ISIS in Libya last month.

“Maybe they are facing the same destiny. That’s why we call on all over the world, like the U.S, Europe, coalition forces — protect Assyrians, save Assyrians in Syria,” he told CNN.

“They are facing death, people are unarmed, they are peaceful. And they need help, they are just left alone — no one’s protecting them.”

The video message will be directed to President Barack Obama and other members of the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.

Edward said the latest information from the ground indicated the hostages had been moved to an ISIS-controlled location.

The activist organization Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently also said on Twitter that ISIS has moved a number of Assyrian captives to Raqqa, an ISIS stronghold.

Edward said some 35 Assyrian villages and towns had now been taken over by ISIS, forcing thousands of families to flee.

Some 600 families have taken refuge in St. Mary’s Cathedral in al-Hasakah, Syria, he said Tuesday.

The Assyrians lack food, water, blankets and other necessities after years of being in the middle of a civil war.