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Amid public pressure, Iraq suspends transfer of IS families to Zummar camp

Iraqi minorities in the Ninevah Plain are complaining about the transfer of Islamic State families to a camp in their area.
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NINEVAH, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Immigration and Displacement has announced the suspension of the transfer of Islamic State (IS) families to Ninevah province's Zummar district in northern Iraq, according to an official statement by Sinjar District Administrator Mahama Khalil.

Sinjar is the home to many Yazidis, who saw their ranks decimated by IS in 2014.

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