as the islamic state made another dramaticpush through northern iraq, tens of thousands fled their towns and villages before the militants,who are notorious for beheadings, arrived. but the yazidis of the town sinjar were especiallyterrified. the islamic state, whose methods seem excessiveeven to al qaeda, regards the minority ethnic group as "devil worshippers", making themprime candidates for the sword.
How To Adopt A Yazidi Child, tens of thousands fled the weekend assaulton sinjar and are now surrounded. many panicked yazidis scrambled to find waterand food for their children before rushing to surrounding mountains. we heard sounds of mortars and in the morningthey (islamic militants) entered sinjar. so
we fled to the mountain and those who stayedthere are now suffering from thirst. they have no water. they also took girls and raped them. theysaid that yazidis have to be converted to islam. this cannot happen. where are the officials? no one has lookedafter us and no one asks about the fate of the yazidis. the yazidis are followers of an ancient religionderived from zoroastrianism, and are spread over northern iraq and part of the country'skurdish minority. the u.n. children's agency said families who fled the area are in immediateneed of urgent assistance, including up to
25,000 children stranded in the mountains.
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