The mainstream news celebrates Turnkey's "anti-terrorist" airstrikes into Northern Iraq.  But they missed the story: that at the same time, the Iraqi Army has begun to attack the protection forces of the Yezidi towns of Sinjar, the YBS, YJS, and the Asayis.  Are Turkey's attacks coordinated with Iraq's?  And why is the Iraqi Army trying to eliminate the towns' defenses right as Turkish forces are landing in Northern Iraq?

Episode 02 - Turkey Invades, Iraq Army Attacks on the Same Day

A journalist who has been detained for almost two weeks used a hunger strike to force the Iraqi government to divulge her location and allow a visit from the German Embassy.  Marlene Forster, a German media worker, was researching the culture and social conditions of the Yazidi people in this region when she and her colleague were arrested by the Iraqi Army.

60sec Update Journalist, On Hunger Strike, Forces Action from Iraqi Govt

American filmmaker follows Yezidi townspeople as they defend and rebuild their communities and face deadly threats of invasion from all sides.

Episode 02 - Turkey Invades, Iraq Army Attacks on the Same Day

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