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Watch: ISIS used tunnels in Sinjar to evade and escape

BY Desiree Huitt

When the Kurdish Peshmerga militias recaptured Sinjar, Iraq, they found an extensive network of tunnels that ISIS used to evade and escape airstrikes.

When the Kurdish Peshmerga militias recaptured Sinjar, Iraq, they found an extensive tunnel network that ISIS used to evade and escape airstrikes. Additionally, they found bomb-making equipment and living quarters. Most of the tunnels opened up into homes or buildings, allowing freedom of movement between buildings without being seen from the streets.

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