Kurdish guerrillas helping Yezidi civilians to escape ISIS gangs
Thousands of Yezidis massacred in Sinjar
Dimensions of the massacres committed by ISIS gangs in the South Kurdistan city
of Sinjar are emerging more clearly as more fearful reports of deaths are
coming through from the city.
At least three thousand people have been killed, five thousand abducted and 300
children and elders have died of hunger since the city was occupied by gangs on
3 August .
ISIS gangs notorious for the brutal acts and massacres against the peoples of
other beliefs encircled the Sinjar city after the withdrawal of peshmerga
forces five days ago.
The same day, West Kurdistan's YPG (People's Protection Units) forces sent
units to protect the people in the city into which they crossed over the Iraqi
town of Rabia 100 km to the city. One day later, YPG fighters reached Sinjar
mountains where tens of thousands were stranded under the threat of massacre by
radical Islamist and jihadist gangs. The forced migration to the mountains and
hills has witnessed a humanitarian tragedy as people have been struggling to
survive the lack of water and food after fleeing from their villages where
gangs had already started to commit massacres.
On 4 August, HPG (People's Defence Forces) also sent guerrilla units to the
region where guerrillas opened a corridor, enabling thousands of people in
mountains to safely reach West Kurdistan. Giving a strong fight against ISIS
gangs on one side, guerrillas endeavored on the other side to protect the
civilians facing the threat of massacre by the Islamist gangs.
The efforts of the Kurdish fighters could yet not prevent the death of at least
300 children and the elderly because of lack of food and water. Thousands of
people have been rescued, according to Kurdish journalists who are in the mountains
of Sinjar.
The exact toll of killings in the area by jihadists is not known, but according
to a balance sheet compiled from the statements of survivors of the horrific
ISIS acts and mass killings, armed forces fighting against gangs and witnesses speaking
to local sources, at least 3,000 Yezidis were summarily executed, 5,000 other
civilians including hundreds of women were abducted. The fate of those abducted
is not known while some are reportedly being held in the Bados town of Mosul.
It is feared that the balance sheet is even heavier. The population of tens of
villages in Sinjar is estimated at 500,000 people. Of these, 100 thousand have
found refuge in the mountains of Sinjar.
PKK fighters and YPG took control of several villages since August 4, killing
dozens of jihadists. They continue to move forward with an aim to liberate the
region. Hundreds of Yezidi and Kurdish youth have joined the ranks of the
resistance to fight the jihadists.
In Makhmur, 40 km from Erbil, fighting resumed on August 8 after the arrival of Peshmerga fighters to the front.
In the town of Rabia, on the border with Syria, Syrian Kurdish fighters are
conducting clean-up operations. The city is already under the control of Peshmerga, YPG
and HPG which destroyed four tanks and killed at least 24 jihadists on August 7.
Video: Kurdish guerrillas helping Yezidi to escape ISIS gangs
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3f3_1407511908#kAgEPhtkpIMtzH6W.99
Dimensions of the massacres committed by ISIS gangs in the South Kurdistan city
of Sinjar are emerging more clearly as more fearful reports of deaths are
coming through from the city.
At least three thousand people have been killed, five thousand abducted and 300
children and elders have died of hunger since the city was occupied by gangs on
3 August .
ISIS gangs notorious for the brutal acts and massacres against the peoples of
other beliefs encircled the Sinjar city after the withdrawal of peshmerga
forces five days ago.
The same day, West Kurdistan's YPG (People's Protection Units) forces sent
units to protect the people in the city into which they crossed over the Iraqi
town of Rabia 100 km to the city. One day later, YPG fighters reached Sinjar
mountains where tens of thousands were stranded under the threat of massacre by
radical Islamist and jihadist gangs. The forced migration to the mountains and
hills has witnessed a humanitarian tragedy as people have been struggling to
survive the lack of water and food after fleeing from their villages where
gangs had already started to commit massacres.
On 4 August, HPG (People's Defence Forces) also sent guerrilla units to the
region where guerrillas opened a corridor, enabling thousands of people in
mountains to safely reach West Kurdistan. Giving a strong fight against ISIS
gangs on one side, guerrillas endeavored on the other side to protect the
civilians facing the threat of massacre by the Islamist gangs.
The efforts of the Kurdish fighters could yet not prevent the death of at least
300 children and the elderly because of lack of food and water. Thousands of
people have been rescued, according to Kurdish journalists who are in the mountains
of Sinjar.
The exact toll of killings in the area by jihadists is not known, but according
to a balance sheet compiled from the statements of survivors of the horrific
ISIS acts and mass killings, armed forces fighting against gangs and witnesses speaking
to local sources, at least 3,000 Yezidis were summarily executed, 5,000 other
civilians including hundreds of women were abducted. The fate of those abducted
is not known while some are reportedly being held in the Bados town of Mosul.
It is feared that the balance sheet is even heavier. The population of tens of
villages in Sinjar is estimated at 500,000 people. Of these, 100 thousand have
found refuge in the mountains of Sinjar.
PKK fighters and YPG took control of several villages since August 4, killing
dozens of jihadists. They continue to move forward with an aim to liberate the
region. Hundreds of Yezidi and Kurdish youth have joined the ranks of the
resistance to fight the jihadists.
In Makhmur, 40 km from Erbil, fighting resumed on August 8 after the arrival of Peshmerga fighters to the front.
In the town of Rabia, on the border with Syria, Syrian Kurdish fighters are
conducting clean-up operations. The city is already under the control of Peshmerga, YPG
and HPG which destroyed four tanks and killed at least 24 jihadists on August 7.
Video: Kurdish guerrillas helping Yezidi to escape ISIS gangs
Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3f3_1407511908#kAgEPhtkpIMtzH6W.99
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