IS jihadists again besiege Iraq's Mount Sinjar
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 22, 2014 - The Islamic State jihadist group has again surrounded Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq, where it trapped thousands of civilians this summer, commanders in the area said Wednesday. The civilians, mostly members of the Yazidi religious minority, eventually escaped via Syria with the help of Kurdish fighters from Iraq's neighbour to the west, but that route has now been cut. "The mountain is b ... more
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