Many thousands of members of Iraq’s Yezidi minority in Ninewa province are likely to die unless they can be rescued from extremist militants. Iraq’s Yezidi minority faces massacre A refugee camp in Kurdistan houses members of Iraq’s ethnic Yezidi minority, who fled from ISIS. (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report/Metrography) Ali Haji Ali is one of at least 10,000 civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq, following a weekend offensive by Sunni extremists. Without food, water, or shelter, he and his family face a stark choice: die a slow death by starvation and dehydration, or descend the mountain and face militants who have sworn to exterminate them.”We have been trapped here on the Sinjar Mountain for three days now,” Ali said, speaking by telephone on Aug. 4. “ISIS has blocked our escape route to K… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a […]