NOLAN PETERSON
I visited Sinjar, where more than 5,000 civilians died at the hands of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). This is my video report.
The background: ISIS took over the town in August 2014. Most civilians fled, becoming refugees. ISIS militants rounded up those who remained, systematically murdering Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims in what the United States has called a genocide. The ages of the dead ranged from 1 to 70.
After two days of fighting in November 2015, Kurdish and Yazidi forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, liberated Sinjar. Now the town is a wasteland. The physical destruction is nearly total.
I visited Sinjar, where more than 5,000 civilians died at the hands of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). This is my video report.
The background: ISIS took over the town in August 2014. Most civilians fled, becoming refugees. ISIS militants rounded up those who remained, systematically murdering Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims in what the United States has called a genocide. The ages of the dead ranged from 1 to 70.
After two days of fighting in November 2015, Kurdish and Yazidi forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, liberated Sinjar. Now the town is a wasteland. The physical destruction is nearly total.
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