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Yazidi girl escaped from the Islamic State: “God saved me”

When Adeba Shaker arrived at a house in Raabia, Iraq, after being kidnapped by Islamic State militants last month, one of her captors received a phone call.

A few moments later all five men in the apartment picked up their guns and stormed out.

Shaker, a 14-year-old girl from the Yazidi ethnic minority, heard trucks leaving the property and then silence. For the first time in 20 days she and another girl being held with her were alone with no guards, and the door was unlocked.

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The new IS schools in Raqqa: “No more math or art, just Jihad related subjects”

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Forget about art history, music and social science. No reference to democracy, elections or even chemistry,  should ever be made in a classroom. Children should just learn about the Prophet and the art of war. Welcome to the new Islamic State (IS) school in Raqqa, Syria.  Since August 30 new subjects were introduced in the school curriculum. Of course no girls will be allowed in class and most of the subjects should prepare kids to the jihad. “They are basically brainwashing them,” said Zaid al-Fares, a photojournalist from Raqqa who flew to Turkey earlier this summer. He wrote an article on the International Business Times and he describes the situation as beyond than terrible.

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The cost of Iraq. The Pentagon has spent over $500 million in three months

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From June 16 to August 26 the U.S has spent an average of $7.5 million in Iraq. For a grand total of roughly $ 547.5 million. The Pentagon’s press secretary revealed it, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, revealed it during a press conference on Friday morning. The operational costs varied, and they increased after the U.S. president authorized airstrikes on August 8.

So far, Kirby continued, the U.S. has conducted 110 airstrikes. The latest one near Mosul dam. “The strikes destroyed four ISIL armed vehicles, severely damaged another armed vehicle, and destroyed three ISIL support vehicles. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely.” Since August 8 Air Force has targeted 85 vehicles.

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Why nobody talks about PKK fighters?


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This map has been published by the Institute for the Study of War on August 26. It is a report on Iraq. Airstrikes and major clashes are happening between Mosul and Erbil, claims the institute.  Pashmerga are fighting IS, with the help of “unknown gunmen.”  Everybody talks about the Kurdish fighters and of course about ISF – Iraq Security Forces. Very few people recognize the Kurdistan Workers Party aka PKK as a legittimate force on the ground, which is not just fighting but also rescuing civilians attacked by ISIS. It happened on Mount Sinjar, where, according to sources on  the ground, they were the only ones who pushed back IS and opened a safe passage for families and innocents to escape.

 

“We are alive just because of them. The Pashmerga left us there alone without even shooting a bullet,” said Faris, a 27 years old engineer, who is helping to set up a camp by the Iraq border with Turkey. Most of the Yazidi praise the PKK and some join their fight. About 2,000 of them are still on Mont Sinjar where US airstrikes are happening and coordinated with the help of some team on the ground . In the meantime PKK fighters are pushing back IS forces in Al Malakia, just at the border with Syria. The PKK is not fighting along side Pashmerga. The Kurdish soldiers are protecting Erbil while the PKK is on the field.

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Benedetta Argentieri

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