Victory for
thousands of Yazidis trapped on Iraqi mountains since August after Kurdish
forces claim they have ended ISIS's siege of Mount Sinjar.
Kurdish forces
are celebrating their greatest victory over ISIS after claiming they have
broken the five-month siege of Mount Sinjar - liberating thousands of trapped
Yazidis.
Around 8,000
fighters launched a two-pronged attack which they said had succeeded in opening
a wide corridor to allow members of the Yazidi minority to escape.
In the initial phase of the
assault they recaptured eight villages - killing 80 ISIS militants in the
process - and Peshmerga commanders say the evacuation of those trapped on the
mountain will begin today.
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The Kurds are the real deal. Peshmerga translates to "those who face death"...
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