Yazidis freed from Islamic State captivity in Syria, returned to Iraq

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Yazidis freed from Islamic State captivity in Syria, returned to Iraq

SINUNI, Iraq (Reuters) - A group of Yazidi women and children returned to Iraq from Syria on Friday after more than four years in Islamic State captivity.

The group includes three women and 18 children, witnesses told Reuters. They were greeted by residents of Sinuni, a Yazidi town north of Sinjar mountain.

The group’s return was confirmed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) office which helps return missing Yazidis. An official said his office had helped in efforts to bring the group back home.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-islamicstate-yazidis/yazidis-freed-from-islamic-state-captivity-in-syria-returned-to-iraq-idUSKCN1QI4Q5