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Yazidi refugees escape ISIS, still desperate for rescue

NORTHERN IRAQ (BP) -- Whoever built this tennis court probably never imagined refugees would be reclining there under temporary shelters. The sprawling picnic area, once a shady respite for Sunday leisure seekers is now a tent city -- home to more than 4,000 Yazidi refugees from Northern Iraq. These mothers, uncles, cousins and children walked seven days through the desert to escape ISIS in August 2014. Their current ...