Yazidis celebrate after Kurds break siege on Sinjar Mountains

Yazidis cheer Kurds as they drive along roads in the Sinjar Mountains after breaking an Islamic State siege.

Reuters




The Czech Republic announced Sunday that 5,000 anti-tank missiles were on their way to the Kurdistan Region, just as Peshmerga forces consolidated a serious of victories against Islamic State (IS) by recapturing the Kurdish Yazidi majority town of Sinjar in northern Iraq.

Weapons shipment from Czech Republic for Peshmerga forces arrive from Czech