How long has Amerli been under siege?
70 days
Who is responsible to them being under siege?
ISIS
How many people reside there?
fewer than 20,000
Where are residents going for their water?
wells
Who is reporting this information?
CNN
Anyone specific?
Dr. Ali Albayati
What does he do?
head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation
How is food getting to the people?
food drops
Who is doing the food drops?
the Iraqi government
How many have there been recently?
only one
Have the residents had to defend themselves?
yes
Is anyone helping?
yes
Who?
local police
Are they at any sort of disadvantage?
yes
How so?
they're surrounded on four sides
Does this story remind us of any other?
yes
What happened?
The Yazidis were forced to flee into the mountains
Did anyone help them?
yes
Who?
the U.S.
How?
aid drops and airstrikes against ISIS
What was noteworthy about that?
they were the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS