<p>Dozens of civilians, including Yazidi children, taken as hostages by Islamic State, were found in a basement in the public hospital</a> to the north of Old Mosul on June 29, according to reports.</p><p>Local media said</a> that four Yazidi children from Sinjar, kidnapped by Islamic State, were found and freed by Iraqi forces.</p><p>These videos were shared by an Iraqi army officer, Mohammed Khazal, and are described as showing a group of children, elderly people, and people with disabilities, including Yazidis, who were held by Islamic State in Mosul.</p><p>The elderly man in the first video says that he is Christian and from the town of Bashiqa. Credit: Mohammed Khazal via Storyful</p><br />
