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How Islamic State tried to wipe out the Yazidis: Sky's Alex Crawford explains
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August 9, 2024
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2:49Now PlayingHundreds of thousands of Yazidis were either killed or enslaved when Islamic State entered northern Iraq 10 years ago.
Women were given to IS fighters as brides, which effectively made them sex slaves, while men were killed and buried in mass graves.
Many of those who survived now live in refugee camps, awaiting justice for the genocide.
Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford explains who the Yazidis are and why IS tried to eradicate them.
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