THE CHRISTIAN POST
By Nicola Menzie
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A young Yazidi woman, recently married, reportedly committed suicide
after being abducted by Islamic State militants. She appears in these undated photos. |
IRAQ---A New York City pastor and Texas-based
Yazidi activist who flew to Iraq the week before Christmas to assess the humanitarian needs of displaced Yazidis persecuted by the
Islamic State have called the present situation of more than 300,000 refugees "genocidal" and "insane."
William Devlin and Murad Ismael connected via phone with a radio show in New York City live from Iraq just days before Christmas to describe the living conditions of distraught Yazidis staying at several refugee camps in Dohak in Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. [
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