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When so called Islamic State swept across northern Iraq more than a year ago, the Yazidis, a religious minority, were trapped and overwhelmed. Some fled but thousands were captured and forced into slavery. Now, a secret network of Yazidi smugglers is working to rescue those who remain in captivity. The Â鶹Éç has been given access to the operation and can reveal how some Yazidis are being freed. Nafiseh Kohnavard reports from Northern Iraq. Some names have been changed to protect their identities. Picture: This Yazidi woman was among one hundred people taken by IS as prisoners after the militants attacked their village of Tal Ezayr in the northern Iraqi province of Mosul. She escaped. Credit: REUTERS/Ari Jala.