Yazidi Refugees Escape Islamic State

Who broke the siege of Yazidi refugees on Iraq's Sinjar mountain range according to Obama?

• US Air Force

• Kurdish forces

• Syrian regime

• ISIS

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Into which region did the majority of Yazidis flee?

• Western Iran

• Southern Turkey

• Northeastern Syria

• Northern Iraq

Which party controls the region in Syria where Yazidis fled?

• PYD

• PKK

• KDP

• YPG

What is the PYD considered an offshoot of?

• YPG

• PKK

• KDP

• ISIS

How many Yazidi refugees were reported to be at the refugee camp in Derek?

• About 5,000

• About 7,000

• About 12,000

• About 10,000

Which government sent aid workers to help Yazidi refugees?

• The United States government

• The Turkish government

• The Syrian government

• The Iraqi government

What organization does the US government consider a terrorist organization?

• YPG

• KDP

• PKK

• PYD

Which forces offered to take the reporters through a humanitarian corridor?

• YPG

• Peshmerga

• PKK

• Syrian government forces

What was the destination of the convoy helping Yazidi refugees?

• Syrian border

• Iraqi Kurdistan

• Derek

• Mount Sinjar

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What international support was rumored while the reporters were in the region?

• American troops landing in Mount Sinjar

• Chinese humanitarian aid

• Russian military support

• UN peacekeeping forces arriving

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