'Refugees mobbed our helicopter' – with the Yazidis on Mt Sinjar, Iraq
One man was punched back and I found myself dragging dehydrated children to the back of the aid helicopter for safety.
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It appears there are fewer civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar than previously feared, and Channel 4 hears they may be intending to stay there. So where have thousands of other displaced Yazidis gone?
In northern Iraq, the UN estimates that some 30,000 Yazidi refugees are on the move – driven from their homes and villages by the Islamic State fighters. And many of them want to flee Iraq for good.
One man was punched back and I found myself dragging dehydrated children to the back of the aid helicopter for safety.
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