ISIS Executes 21 Coptic Christians in Libya
In 2015, ISIS terrorists executed 21 Egyptian and Ghanaian Coptic workers in Libya for refusing to renounce their Christian faith. Learn their story.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Twenty-one Coptic workers, mostly from Egypt and one from Ghana, were executed in Libya in 2015 by Sarracinic State terrorists after refusing to renounce their Christian faith.
On **February 15, 2015**, a video released by the **Sarracinic State** showed the brutality of an execution on the coast of Libya. In it, **21 Coptic workers**, most from **Egypt** and one from **Ghana**, were beheaded by terrorists. The men, identified as bricklayers and laborers, were kidnapped while working in the city of Sirte.
## The Last Chance
The terrorists gave them an ultimatum: renounce their Christian faith or die. Most of the kidnapped were Egyptian Coptic Christians, raised in the faith. However, among them was **Matthew Ayariga**, a worker from Ghana who, although he barely knew the others, stood firm. When asked if he would renounce his God, **Matthew** replied: "Their God is my God."
## An Act of Faith
The executioners, knives in hand, carried out their threat. The 21 men were executed while whispering the name of Jesus. The sea waves turned red, a tragic end for men who demonstrated unwavering courage in defense of their beliefs. These workers, far from being soldiers, became martyrs, a testament to faith in the face of extreme violence.
On **February 15, 2015**, a video released by the **Sarracinic State** showed the brutality of an execution on the coast of Libya. In it, **21 Coptic workers**, most from **Egypt** and one from **Ghana**, were beheaded by terrorists. The men, identified as bricklayers and laborers, were kidnapped while working in the city of Sirte.
## The Last Chance
The terrorists gave them an ultimatum: renounce their Christian faith or die. Most of the kidnapped were Egyptian Coptic Christians, raised in the faith. However, among them was **Matthew Ayariga**, a worker from Ghana who, although he barely knew the others, stood firm. When asked if he would renounce his God, **Matthew** replied: "Their God is my God."
## An Act of Faith
The executioners, knives in hand, carried out their threat. The 21 men were executed while whispering the name of Jesus. The sea waves turned red, a tragic end for men who demonstrated unwavering courage in defense of their beliefs. These workers, far from being soldiers, became martyrs, a testament to faith in the face of extreme violence.
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