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80 feared dead in Iraq massacre

It's claimed militants in Iraq have killed about 80 members of the Yazidi community in a village in...
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8:30 AM - 16 Aug 2014



80 feared dead in Iraq massacr...

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80 feared dead in Iraq massacre

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:30 AM - 16 Aug 2014



It's claimed militants in Iraq have killed about 80 members of the Yazidi community in a village in the north of the country.

Islamic State fighters apparently murdered them after they refused to abandon their beliefs.

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes by the extremists.

In New York, the UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on IS members.

Azeez Hussein was one of those who fled the fighters, and walked for 20 hours to safety with his wife and seven children.



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