Story highlights Numerous aid workers remain in Syria despite dangers With a lack of government, more than 8 million refugees rely on aid agencies for food, shelter and medical care Many aid agencies have no means of armed defense against attackNew York CNN —Kayla Mueller, Peter Kassig, Alan Henning, David Haines – just a few of the aid workers who have been abducted and killed by ISIS in the past year.
The exact number of aid workers currently being held is unknown; a level of secrecy tends to surround details of those currently captive.
Abductions and killings of aid workers are, unfortunately, nothing new, but the numbers are.
According to Aidworkersecurity.org, at least 155 aid workers were killed in 2013, a 121% increase on 70 recorded killings the year before.
ISIS doesn’t just target aid workers.