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U.S.: more airdrops on Iraq’s Sinjar mountain may be unnecessary
Thousands of Yazidis on the mountain were able to leave each night over the last several days Middle East -
U.S. officials: about 4,500 atop Iraqi mountain
Officials say “circumstances less dire than feared” on top of Sinjar Mountain Middle East -
Iraqi female MP saved after helicopter to help Yazidis falls
A helicopter carrying Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil, dispatched to help stranded Yazidis in the Mount Sinjar area, crashed on Wednesday, killing ... Video -
Iraqi religious persecution hits home in U.S.
A spokeswoman says Yazidis in the U.S. are asking for continued military protection and possible asylum for those left homeless Features -
Yazidis flee ISIS
Displaced Iraqi families from the Yazidi community cross the Iraqi-Syrian border at the Fishkhabur crossing, in northern Iraq, on August 13, 2014. At ... Perspective -
U.S. Special Forces 'meet' besieged Yazidi refugees
Pentagon says a small party of U.S. troops was flown onto Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq Middle East -
Iraqi roulette: Western intervention is a game of chance
The debate over intervention and the right to protect cannot just be resurrected every time there is a major crisis Middle East -
Iraq relief helicopter crashes, Yazidi MP injured
The U.N. says that 20,000 to 30,000 Yazidis may still be sheltering on the arid Mount Sinjar Middle East -
U.N. rights monitors urge action to stop Yazidi 'genocide'
The militants have presented non-Sunnis with a "convert or die" option, said Christof Heyns, UN expert on abritrary executions. Middle East -
Iraq's Yazidis who escaped Mount Sinjar haunted by horrors
The Yazidis were just one of the communities fleeing their villages from advancing Islamic State fighters. Features -
Egypt's top religious authority condemns ISIS
Egypt's top religious authority condemned the armed group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) which has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, ... Middle East -
UK drops more aid in Iraq, readies jets for surveillance
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was forced to abandon a drop on Monday because of fears of injuring people on the ground Middle East -
Officials: U.S. could announce more troops to Iraq
U.S. officials said a decision to send at least 70 extra military personnel to Iraq was likely later in the day, but a final decision had not been made. Middle East -
U.N.: Kurdish forces and others aiding escape from Iraqi mountain
The Yazidis fled to the mountain last week to escape the Islamist militants, who deem Yazidis 'devil worshippers' Middle East -
What you did not know about Iraq’s Yazidi minority
The term "Yazidi" means "the servant of the creator" and is not linked to Yazid Bin Muawiya like many believe Features -
Arab League denounces ISIS attacks as “crimes against humanity”
Nabil al-Arabi said that ISIS militants should be “brought to international justice” Middle East -
Too little too late for Iraq’s Yazidi minority?
The U.S. has been observing from afar the growth of ISIS, so why is it acting now? Middle East -
Pentagon: U.S. strikes have slowed Iraq militants but not weakened them
The Obama administration late last week said it would conduct strikes to protect U.S. personnel in Erbil from the militant group Middle East -
U.S. conducts fourth aid drop in Iraq
Aircraft dropped 88 bundles of supplies that will provide "food and water for thousands of Iraqi citizens" trapped on Mount Sinjar. Middle East -
Thousands from Iraq minority flee to Syria
About 56 children died in the mountains, Juliette Touma of the U.N. children's agency estimated. Features -
U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq continue
Strikes were carried out by a "mix of U.S. fighters and remotely piloted aircract" Middle East -
Yazidi refugees flee ISIS threat
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Footage shows Iraq’s Yazidis leave Mount Sinjar
Footage has shown Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority leaving Mount Sinjar, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Sunday. Sinjar is the ancient home of the ... Reports -
Yazidi ‘mass grave’ found in northern Iraq
Iraq's human rights minister says ISIS buried some victims alive Middle East -
Iraqi conflict largely over oil and water, not religion
On Sunday, Iraq’s human rights minister claimed that at least 500 Yazidis had been killed by ISIS Analysis -
Video shows U.S. aircraft dropping aid to Iraqi civilians
The United States Central Command posted on YouTube four videos showing U.S. military aircraft targeting militants and dropping aid to civilians in ... Video -
U.S. aircraft strike ISIS artillery in Iraq
A second way of strikes against the jihadist group near Erbil destroyed a militant convoy and two mortar teams Middle East -
Fresh ISIS attacks in northern Iraq send Christians fleeing
Thousands of civilians, including from the Yazidi and other minorities, were forced to flee their homes Middle East -
Kurdish forces, ISIS clash near Arbil
Kurdish forces, which have re-established cooperation with Baghdad, have changed tactics to being more offensive against ISIS Middle East -
‘Forty children’ die amid northern Iraq fighting
Thousands continue to flee after the ISIS takeover of Sinjar north of Iraq, home to the Yazidi minority Middle East