MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq --- Blue and white tents line the top of Mount Sinjar, communities of the displaced clustered together by tribes on the flattened peak. While most fled, around 10,000 Yazidis refused to abandon their ancient homeland on Sinjar Mountain when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) tore through the mountain community six months
VIDEO: Mount Sinjar’s Yazidis Are Armed And Ready For The Fight Against ISIS
In an internally displaced persons camp atop Mount Sinjar in Iraq, Yazidis tote Kalashnikovs and strap ammunition to their chests. ISIS has tried, but not succeeded in destroying the people of an ancient ethnic and religious group — a people who vow to protect themselves.