Iraqi army launches offensive on Sinjar

The Iraqi army on Sunday launched an operation into Sinjar, a Yazidi area in northern Iraq, seeking to dislodge Yazidi fighters that Turkey says are linked to the PKK. Meanwhile, thousands of civilians once again fled the area as fighting escalated. Joe Snell reports.

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