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DUHOK – 32 Êzidîs who escaped Daesh reached the city of Duhok, in Southern Kurdistan, today. The majority were children.

The group, according to HisênKuru of the Bureau for Kidnapped Êzidîs set up to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of Daesh's August attack on Shengal.Hisên said that 22 of the group are children, 8 are women and two are men. They are currently undergoing a health check-up at Azadi Hospital.

Daesh captured over 7,000 Êzidîs in the gang's attack on the city of Shengal. The best figures indicate that now, 1,570 of those captives have escaped, meaning that over 5,000 Êzidî captives are still in Daesh's hands.

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