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26 October 2016 - Sinjar, Iraq. Remains of an ISIS attack happened few days earlier. Sinjar city had a mixed population of yazidi, muslims kurds and Christians. The city was invaded by ISIS/Daesh on the 3rd of August 2014. Sinjar has been officially liberated in November 2015 cutting the asphalt road used by the jhiadi group as a supply route between Raqqah and Mosul; despite this new dirt-roads have opened. At present, the frontline is in the outskirt of Sinjar city. Peshmerga are waiting to proced frurther towards Mosul but are not on offensive.

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26 October 2016 - Sinjar, Iraq. Remains of an ISIS attack happened few days earlier. Sinjar city had a mixed population of yazidi, muslims kurds and Christians. The city was invaded by ISIS/Daesh on the 3rd of August 2014. Sinjar has been officially liberated in November 2015 cutting the asphalt road used by the jhiadi group as a supply route between Raqqah and Mosul; despite this new dirt-roads have opened. At present, the frontline is in the outskirt of Sinjar city. Peshmerga are waiting to proced frurther towards Mosul but are not on offensive.