More than 3,000 Yazidis still missing after collapse of Islamic State`s self-styled caliphate
(LA Times Clippers)

Kept as a slave by Islamic State militants, the mother prayed for her rescue and made a promise to God: If she ever saw her 10 children again, she would fast for three months to demonstrate her gratitude. Her prayers were partially answered. In September, as the militants were being driven from...