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| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2014 12:13 p.m. PST |
…Yazidis' Tragedy. "Between 10,000 and 40,000 ethnic Yazidis are trapped in the Sinjar Mountains after fleeing attacks by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The 4,400 foot high Sinjar Mountain range is venerated by the Yazidis. They consider it to be the place where Noah's Ark settled after the biblical flood. Sinjar Mountain range is a barren ridge, four miles wide and 25 miles long. It is entirely devoid of plant life, water or shade…"
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| MajorB | 16 Aug 2014 3:05 p.m. PST |
That was published on August 8th. They've nearly all gone from Mount Sinjar now or so we're told: "The US said it has broken the siege on Mount Sinjar in Iraq, allowing thousands of Yazidis to escape."
(BBC on 14 August)
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| Mako11 | 16 Aug 2014 3:39 p.m. PST |
I suspect that report was a bit premature, and incorrect, given the reports from yesterday of the new tragedies unfolding there. |
 Legion 4  | 16 Aug 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
I like to see maps like that. But are long as IS is still around in force, it is far from over … |
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