Friday, December 19, 2014

Victory for thousands of Yazidis trapped on Iraqi mountains since August after Kurdish forces claim they have ended ISIS's siege of Mount Sinjar


  • Up to 8,000 peshmerga fighters launched assault opening up escape route
  • Killed 80 ISIS militants and recaptured eight villages in attack's first phase
  • Evacuation of thousands of previously trapped Yazidis will begin today
  • Victory comes as US claim three top ISIS targets were killed in airstrike
  •  Liberated: The Kurdish advances succeeded in opening a wide corridor to allow members of the Yazidi minority to escape the siege - they will be evacuated today

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