How the U.S.-favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked

Betrayal!

Interviews with witnesses show the Kurds who are now getting weapons and air support from Washington left the Yazidis defenseless earlier this month.

Published Aug. 17 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/08/17/how-the-u-s-favored-kurds-abandoned-the-yazidis-when-isis-attacked/140816-sinjar-tease_ehzpu9 — Reuters

DOHUK, Iraq — Not the least of the cruelties inflicted by the so-called Islamic State that has conquered large parts of Syria and Iraq is the suspense suffered by its victims before they are shot or beheaded, raped or imprisoned.

Christine van den Toorn

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How the U.S.-favored Kurds Abandoned the Yazidis when ISIS Attacked

Interviews with witnesses show the Kurds who are now getting weapons and air support from Washington left the Yazidis defenseless earlier this month.

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Christine van den Toorn