"The Islamic State has advanced since routing the Kurdish Peshmerga and seizing areas on the Iraqi Syrian border, trapping thousands."
"Islamic State militants executing prisoners of war."
Tens of thousands of Yazidis, one of Iraq's oldest ethnic minorities, have been forced to flee their homes this weekend and take refuge in the Sinjar Mountains due to the advance of the Islamic State. Shiites and others deemed heretical by the Islamic State have also fled.
Those who remained have fallen into the hands of the militants, who have killed the men and forced the women into sex slavery under so-called "jihad marriages." This follows on the heels of the Islamic State's brutal rise to power and the recent expulsion of all Christians from Mosul, bringing an end to a 2,000 year old community.
"Between 10,000 and 40,000 civilians are trapped on Mount Sinjar having fled the surrounding villages after the collapse of Kurdish defense forces on Sunday. Mount Sinjar is a barren, exposed rock face completely surrounded by Islamic State forces. Those on the mountain have no food and no water. Because the Islamic State control all the roads, no aid can get in and the refugees cannot get out. Attempts to airlift water onto the mountain have so far been unsuccesful."
Much more:
http://www.clarionproject.org/news/iraq-yezidi-minority-flee-their-lives-islamic-state