216 Yazidi civilians who were kidnapped during the ISIS attacks on Sinjar on 3 August 2014, have been freed today.

According to a report by Rojnews, two buses, each carrying more than 50 people from the Yazidi community, are now heading to a safe area close to Kirkuk city of South Kurdistan.

The majority of those released in Small Hemîr (Hemîre Biçûk) village to the south of Kirkuk is reportedly made up of women, children and elderly.