Iraq's Yazidi Community Is Facing Extermination By Islamic State Jihadists

Thousands have fled the Sinjar town as Islamic State militants forced the Kurdish forces guarding the frontiers to retreat. Reuters

Up To 40,000 Iraqis Forced To Choose Between Dying Of Thirst... Or Slaughter By Extremists: Refugees Stranded On Mountain Surrounded By ISIS Waiting To Kill Them -- Daily Mail

* Families from Yazidi minority forced from homes by Islamic militants

* Around 20 children have died on mountain from harsh conditions

* UN chief: 'There is no water, no vegetation. It’s a total disaster'



Some 40,000 Iraqi refugees face starvation after being forced into hiding on a barren mountain top by a circling band of bloodthirsty jihadists.



They must now decide whether to descend and risk being slaughtered or hope their attackers are defeated before they die of thirst or hunger, officials said.



They were driven from the town of Sinjar by ISIS over the weekend and have already been forced to bury at least 20 children who succumbed to the harsh conditions on Mount Sinjar.



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500 from Iraq's Yazidi minority killed by IS this week: MP -- Middle East Eye

UN alarm over fate of Iraqi Yazidi children -- BBC

UN condemns jihadists over attacks on Iraq's Yazidi minority -- AFP

40,000 Iraqis stranded on mountain as Isis jihadists threaten death -- The Guardian

Iraqi Yazidis stranded on isolated mountaintop begin to die of thirst -- Washington Post

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Iraq's Yazidis: In danger -- The Economist

Iraq's jihadis have vowed to wipe out the Yazidis. Who are they? -- Lydia Tomkiw, CSM

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