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Iraq: Yazidi Slaves Rescued from Islamic State

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ISIS fighters executed and enslaved thousands of ethnic Yazidis in northern Iraq in the summer of...

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Months after ISIS captured large swaths of territory across northern Iraq, extraordinary acts of bravery are talking place as Yazidi slaves are bought back thanks to funding from the Kurdish Regional Government.

The Yazidis, an ancient religious minority, are considered as sub-human according to ISIS doctrine and thousands have been killed, raped, and enslaved. Pulitzer Center grantee Emily Feldman has been to Kurdish Iraq to investigate.

To listen to the full interview, follow this link to the BBC World Service Newsday site, and listen from 00:35 to 05:40.

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