Yezidis

Helicopter aiding Yezidis in Iraq crashes with parliamentarian, journalists on board

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 12, 2014 07:02 PM EDT

A helicopter carrying journalists and a parliamentarian that was delivering aid to Yezidis stranded on the Sinjar Mountains crashed after trying to take off again.

Report says Kurdish pesh merga left Yezidis to face wrath of Islamic State without a fight

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 11, 2014 07:16 PM EDT

A new report has said that the Kurdish militia known as the pesh merga refused to confront the Islamic State, choosing instead to flee and leave thousands of Yezidis at the mercy of IS.

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