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Fleeing ISIS: Life for Yazidi child refugees

Updated 1:04 PM EST, Tue January 12, 2016
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The Sharia Camp in Dohuk, Iraq houses 18,575 people in 4000 tents. It opened in 2014 and includes four schools -- two Arabic, two Kurdish. Many residents have escaped from their home in Sinjar after ISIS invaded and captured many Yazidis. Three-year-old Farhad Naifg is from Sinjar. He has been living in the camp for a year.<br />
The Sharia Camp in Dohuk, Iraq houses 18,575 people in 4000 tents. It opened in 2014 and includes four schools -- two Arabic, two Kurdish. Many residents have escaped from their home in Sinjar after ISIS invaded and captured many Yazidis. Three-year-old Farhad Naifg is from Sinjar. He has been living in the camp for a year.
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Two-year-old Basman Haidar and his grandfather Haidar Kharmish, have also spent a year in the camp. <br />
Two-year-old Basman Haidar and his grandfather Haidar Kharmish, have also spent a year in the camp.
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9 year-old Katrine Hamou and her two-year-old brother Zimar Hamou are from Sinjar.<br />
9 year-old Katrine Hamou and her two-year-old brother Zimar Hamou are from Sinjar.
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Three-year-old Muna Rasho is from Sinjar. She came to the camp a year ago with her three brothers and two sisters.<br />
Three-year-old Muna Rasho is from Sinjar. She came to the camp a year ago with her three brothers and two sisters.
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Marwa Khalil, who is eight years old, escaped from Sinjar with her family. She suffers from a skin disease and can't go to school because other children refuse to sit next to her. <br />
Marwa Khalil, who is eight years old, escaped from Sinjar with her family. She suffers from a skin disease and can't go to school because other children refuse to sit next to her.
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Miada Murad is eight years old, from Sinjar. She has five sisters.
Miada Murad is eight years old, from Sinjar. She has five sisters.
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Gawre Murad, 40, and her son Aryan, four, escaped from Sinjar a year ago. <br />
Gawre Murad, 40, and her son Aryan, four, escaped from Sinjar a year ago.
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Shami Ravo Hussain, left, and Gozi Haji, right, fled when ISIS came to their village Siba Sheikh Khidir, near Sinjar.
Shami Ravo Hussain, left, and Gozi Haji, right, fled when ISIS came to their village Siba Sheikh Khidir, near Sinjar.
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Gule Rasho, 23, and her son Rami, 11 months, also escaped from Siba Shekh Khidir.<br />
Gule Rasho, 23, and her son Rami, 11 months, also escaped from Siba Shekh Khidir.
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