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BRAM JANSSEN, Associated Press VIVIAN SALAMA, Associated Press

January 19, 2015

Islamic State group releases 200 captive Yazidis in Iraq

ALTON KUPRI, Iraq (AP) — The Islamic State group released about 200 Yazidis held for five months in Iraq, mostly elderly, infirm captives who likely slowed the extremists down, Kurdish

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