Ivan Watson’s reporting from Iraq and Syria posted on Twitter
CNN’s senior international correspondent Ivan Watson (@ivanCNN) journeys with Iraqi forces to Mount Sinjar in a dramatic mission to supply and rescue desperate Yazidis after they fled ISIS. He captures and describes the harrowing story and posts it to his twitter account.
Aboard an Iraqi Air Force helicopter making a dangerous emergency aid delivery to trapped Yezidis on Mount Sinjar pic.twitter.com/Hi36xzxNl9
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Iraqi gunner blasts away at targets below while flying over ISIS front line to deliver aid to people on Mount Sinjar pic.twitter.com/y6LZL3UsCI
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Iraqi gunner going through belts of ammo on dangerous flight to Mount Sinjar on chopper carrying diapers, food, water pic.twitter.com/3EAyqyAOgB
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Circling over mount Sinjar, where we could see desperate Yazidis taking shelter under trees below
#Iraq pic.twitter.com/bJ192xfs9d
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014After chaotic scramble, Iraqi Air Force helicopter picked up 20 traumatized, hungry, dehydrated people from Mt Sinjar pic.twitter.com/slvhEOApMg
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 201415 year old Aziza cried whole flight to safety. Her father got separated during ISIS attack 1 week ago. Still missing pic.twitter.com/VSmTbhpHet
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Helicopter gunner blasts targets below while flying over ISIS front lines to deliver food,water,diapers to Mt Sinjar pic.twitter.com/B8GvQMxY1S
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Rescued Yezidis aboard Iraqi Air Force helicopter that evacuated trapped civilians from Mount Sinjar pic.twitter.com/2m9cJR2d7x
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Mother and baby....precious cargo aboard Iraqi Air Force chopper evacuating Yezidis from Mount Sinjar pic.twitter.com/vmJbPq5afv
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014When gunners shoot at ISIS on flight out of Mt Sinjar,Aziza clutches mom's hand (wears my helmet), sister covers ears pic.twitter.com/pcyP4JKNkW
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014These Iraqi Air Force guys and the Pesh Merga doing these rescue missions from Mt Sinjar are heroes
#iraq #kurdistan pic.twitter.com/NH6PB4BMK1
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Yezidis arrive safely in Kurdistan after dangerous helicopter escape from Mount Sinjar pic.twitter.com/gb7LQflyKf
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 11, 2014Stream of humanity, Yezidis who fled ISIS to Syria, now crossing Peshkhabor bridge on foot to Iraqi Kurdistan
#iraq pic.twitter.com/0b1GAwlNEr
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 12, 2014Iraqis fleeing ISIS any way they can. pic.twitter.com/TYv5ZL2mOU
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 12, 2014We found little Heline, her mother and sister, who escaped Sinjar Mountain with us on a helicopter
#Iraq #kurdistan pic.twitter.com/jop61PqjF7
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 13, 2014We also found their cousins Aziza & Dunya, who were so frightened on the chopper. Their dad called, he's still alive pic.twitter.com/ve4xEvAkzE
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 13, 2014But Aziza & her family are living here, in a derelict building. "It's bad, but at least it's safe" her sister says pic.twitter.com/vaxwA9uWg4
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 13, 2014The Kurdish Yezidi exodus from Iraq crosses borders. Iraqi kids treated for dehydration at a refugee camp in Syria pic.twitter.com/DneqFGnZBk
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 14, 2014"We have pure hearts,that's why God helped us escape ISIS" says this Yezidi at a Syrian refugee camp "God & the PKK" pic.twitter.com/Umrw4bkzzJ
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) August 14, 2014