Kurdish forces in Iraq have stepped up their offensive against Islamic State in the town of Sinjar - as they try to take back territories occupied by jihadists in recent months. The local Yazidi minority has borne the brunt of Islamist rule - with hundreds of civilians executed or sold into slavery. A team from RT joined troops as they attempted to retake the town street by street. <br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
