In one of the numerous horrors Christians in towns around Mosul,such as Batnaya and Qaraqosh conquered by ISIS in August.2014 and liberated in late October,2016,a survivor gave account. Esam,a Christian from Qaraqosh related what ISIS after his sister's husband refused to convert to Islam:"He was crucified and tortured in front of his wife and children who were forced to watch. The (ISIS) told him that if he loved Jesus that much,he would die like Jesus". According to Esam,his brother-in-law was tortured from 6 in the evening until 11. They then cut his stomach open and shot him before leaving hanging crucified.