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The Sinjar Offensive to Re-Take ISIS Territory in Iraq

Last August, the world watched in horror as Mt. Sinjar, in northern Iraq, became the scene of some of the worst atrocities of ISIS, the Islamic State. It has murdered, raped and enslaved an entire town of Yazidi people, who practice a different form of Islam.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 12, 2015 • 6m Listen

Last August, the world watched in horror as Mt. Sinjar, in northern Iraq, became the scene of some of the worst atrocities of ISIS, the Islamic State. It has murdered, raped and enslaved an entire town of Yazidi people, who practice a different form of Islam. Today, backed by US airstrikes, Kurdish Peshmerga forces began an effort to take back the town. BuzzFeedcorrespondent Mike Giglio, who joins us from a Peshmerga base near Sinjar, has more on the offensive.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Mike Giglio

    BuzzFeed

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