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Islamic State Survivor: A Yazidi Girl's Tale

Islamic State fighters did scary things to Sarah Said Haydar. Ultimately, they almost scared her to death. Sixteen-year-old Sarah was among thousands of Yazidis fleeing an Islamic State onslaught in northern Iraq in August 2014. The teenager and her extended family made it out of her hometown, Tal Qasab, and were heading toward Mount Sinjar when Sarah, her sister and a cousin were caught. Four Islamic State members threw them in a truck with a dozen other Yazidi girls and...

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