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The US has sent some 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq as the displacement crisis deepens in country.

Iraq: US Sends 130 More Military Advisers to Kurdistan as Displacement Crisis Deepens

The US has sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq to help local forces in their fight against Islamic State militants.

Aug 13, 2014

Iraq Christians fleeing jihadists long for exile

Iraqi Christians who fled a jihadist onslaught and are packed several families to a room in a church in Kurdistan have lost hope in their country and long to emigrate. Duration: 01:05

Aug 13, 2014

Yazidi refugees seek safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

Displaced Iraqi families from the Yazidi community crossed the Iraq-Syria border Monday to return to Iraqi Kurdistan after at least 20,000 managed to escape jihadists on Mt Sinjar.

Aug 11, 2014

Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence, walk on the outskirts of Sinjar, west of Mosul, 5 August.

ISIS Threat: Rescued Yazidis Narrate Stories of Rapes, Kidnaps

Several Yazidi survivors have recounted horror stories of having to watch their daughters, wives and sisters forcefully taken away.

Aug 11, 2014

Overcrowded Erbil Churches Running Out of Space to Shelter Refugees Fleeing ISIS [Photos]

Over 400,000 refugees crossed into Erbil, while fleeing the Islamic State militants.

Aug 11, 2014

Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjarl west of Mosul, arrive at Dohuk province, August 4

ISIS Threat: Kurdish Forces Rescue 10,000 Yazidis from Sinjar Mountains

At least 10,000 refugees, who have been stranded in the mountains since last Sunday have now been rescued.

Aug 10, 2014

Baghdad residents react to Obama's decision

President Barack Obama has ordered US warplanes back into Iraqi skies to stop jihadists from moving into autonomous Kurdistan and carrying out a potential genocide against displaced minorities. Duration: 01:29

Aug 8, 2014

US Warplanes Strike Islamic State Artillery in Northern Iraq

U.S. warplanes struck Iraq on Friday for the first time since American troops pulled out in 2011.

Aug 8, 2014

As the Sunni insurgents ISIS are making their advance towards the capital Baghdad US President Barack Obama has said that his administration is still evaluating military options.

ISIS Tactical Advances towards Erbil Forced Obama to Order US Airstrikes?

Erbil is strategically important to US as the country maintains a large consulate, including a CIA station office and a military Joint Operations Command Centre in the region.

Aug 8, 2014

Rescue Begins for 40,000 Yazidis Trapped in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Some of the refugees have now been rescued in an operation overseen by the United Nations.

Aug 7, 2014

An Iraqi Christian woman, fleeing the violence in the city of Mosul, sits inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chaldean Church in Telkaif.

Qaraqosh Falls: Thousands Flee as Islamic State Captures Iraq's Largest Christian Town

The Islamic State captured Iraq's largest Christian town and surrounding areas on Thursday.

Aug 7, 2014

ISIS Threat: 25,000 Children Starving in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Over 40,000 people are trapped in the mountains between Sinjar and Tal Afar as both towns are now controlled by the Islamic State.

Aug 6, 2014

Islamic State militants at the Sinjar border

Kurdish Forces Return to Flush Out Islamic State from Sinjar [Photos]

The Kurdish forces, who were forced to withdraw from Sinjar, have returned to flush out the Islamic State militants occupying the town.

Aug 5, 2014

Iraqis protest treatment of Mosul_s minority Christians

Hundreds of people demonstrated Thursday in Arbil, capital of Iraq_s autonomous Kurdistan region, to condemn the forced displacement of Iraqi Christians and call for their protection. Duration: 00:50

Jul 25, 2014

A boy, who fled from the violence in Mosul, stands near tents in a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Iraq Crisis: ISIS Torches 1,800-Year-Old Church after Banishing Mosul Christians

The militants, who are on a mission to establish a Muslim state under Sharia laws, want to cleanse Iraq off Christians.

Jul 21, 2014

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Search Results for: Kurdistan

Iraq: US Sends 130 More Military Advisers to Kurdistan as Displacement Crisis Deepens

Iraq Christians fleeing jihadists long for exile

Yazidi refugees seek safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

ISIS Threat: Rescued Yazidis Narrate Stories of Rapes, Kidnaps

Overcrowded Erbil Churches Running Out of Space to Shelter Refugees Fleeing ISIS [Photos]

ISIS Threat: Kurdish Forces Rescue 10,000 Yazidis from Sinjar Mountains

Baghdad residents react to Obama's decision

US Warplanes Strike Islamic State Artillery in Northern Iraq

ISIS Tactical Advances towards Erbil Forced Obama to Order US Airstrikes?

Rescue Begins for 40,000 Yazidis Trapped in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Qaraqosh Falls: Thousands Flee as Islamic State Captures Iraq's Largest Christian Town

ISIS Threat: 25,000 Children Starving in Sinjar Mountains [Photos]

Kurdish Forces Return to Flush Out Islamic State from Sinjar [Photos]

Iraqis protest treatment of Mosul_s minority Christians

Iraq Crisis: ISIS Torches 1,800-Year-Old Church after Banishing Mosul Christians

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