"The original demand made by ISIS in May 2015 was
for $23 million to be accompanied by the release of
the 230 hostages. This put a $100,000 price tag on the
worth of the victims. The ransom check ended up to
be in the range of $12-14 million at the time of the
release...."
http://www.calvin.edu/chimes/2016/03/06/isis-releases-160-ransomed-assyrian-hostages/
