A U.S.-designated terrorist group is saving Yazidis and battling the Islamic State
By Ishaan Tharoor August 11 at 7:37 PM
Tens of thousands of Yazidis, the largely Iraqi ethno-religious minority fleeing the forces of the Islamic State, are slowly reaching safe havens after a week-long crisis that prompted U.S. military airstrikes on positions held by the Islamic State's emboldened fighters.
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