Group released in northern Iraq made up of 40 children , women and elderly . Were piled onto a minibus that then drove them to peshmerga positions . The group was told they would be taken care of by the pesh mergas for several days before being sent back into Syria where their families were waiting.
Group released in northern Iraq made up of 40 children , women and elderly . Were piled onto a minibus that then drove them to peshmerga positions . Prisoners spent nearly a year in Isis captivity , Kurdish military has said . No explanation has been given as to why the 216 Yazidis were released .