Arab Neighbors Joined ISIS Slaughter, Escaped Yazidi Says -- CNN
Faysh Khabur, Iraq (CNN) -- In an exodus of almost biblical proportions, thousands trudge across a river to escape killers belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
Entire families carry nothing but the clothes on their backs. Some are barefoot.
Jamal Jamir, a 23-year-old university student from Sinjar, told CNN his family fled to the barren and windswept Mount Sinjar more than a week ago after ISIS captured their town. The group, which calls itself the Islamic State, has been on a rampage, killing members of various minorities, including Yazidis.
Jamir said after ISIS arrived in his town, Arab neighbors of his turned on the minorities and helped ISIS kill. "They join them, and actually they kill us."
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More News On The Desperate Plight Of The Yazidis In Iraq
Iraq crisis: the last stand of the Yazidis against Islamic State -- The Telegraph
Iraq crisis: Yazidis refugees trapped on Mount Sinjar are facing imminent 'genocide' from IS militants, UN warns -- The Independent
Yazidis tormented by fears for women and girls kidnapped by Isis jihadis -- The Guardian
Iraq's Yazidis search for missing loved ones after chaotic escape from militants -- US News and World Report
Yazidi Refugees Recount Desperate Struggle To Flee Islamist Militants In Iraq -- Huffington Post
Startling Photos Show Yazidis Under Siege By ISIS Fleeing Into Syria By The Thousands -- Business Insider
U.S. Weighs Iraq Rescue Mission to Save Yazidis -- WSJ
My Comment: CNN photojournalist Mark Phillips' report is a must see.
Update: US ground troops land on Iraq's Mt Sinjar to evacuate trapped Yazidis -- The Guardian
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