Hundreds of Iraq's ethnic Yazidis cross into Turkey from their ancient homeland of Sinjar on Sunday.<br/> <br />Islamic State fighters have forced tens of thousands to flee after seizing towns and carrying out mass killings.<br/> <br />One Yazidi says it was their only choice.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Kurdish) FLEEING YAZIDI, EHMED XALO, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Islamist militants plundered our houses, our goods. The government left us to destiny and the Islamist militants killed every man in the village and abducted women and young girls."<br/> <br />The latest influx of Yazidi refugees comes as U.S. warplanes carried out four air strikes against Islamic State on Sunday.<br/> <br />U.S. President Barack Obama has called IS a major threat to the West, and said the U.S. was ready to "take out" its leaders.
