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Yazidis Mark Second Anniversary of Islamic State Massacre

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With vigils and demands to free the enslaved, Yazidis in Iraq and throughout the world on Wednesday commemorated the second anniversary of a massacre committed by Islamic State militants in Sinjar. At least 5,000 Yazidis, mostly men and boys, were killed during the 2014 attack on the Iraqi city. The United Nations reported Wednesday that the religious minority continues to suffer at the hands of IS. “Two years on, over 3,200 women and children are still held by IS and are subjected to...

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