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Kurdish forces inspect a site in Hardan village in northern Iraq, where Islamic State fighters allegedly executed people from the Yazidi sect. DALTON BENNETT / Associated Press Hundreds of Yazidis are missing. Their bodies could be in mass graves . HARDAN, Iraq - After he fled from this northern Iraqi hamlet four months ago, Hayder Khalef got panicked phone calls from his relatives who had remained behind. They were at that moment being led by Islamic State group gunmen toward a checkpoint on the edge of town. "If you don't hear from us, you'll find our bodies near the checkpoint," Khalef said they told him in the calls. He is back in his hometown for the first time since, after Iraqi Kurdish fighters last week drove out the extremists holding the village. Khalef and a few other residents who escaped followed the Kurds in, hoping to discover what happened to hundreds of their relatives and neighbors who vanished after the jihadi...

Coconut oil can be classified as a ‘superfood’. Its great combination of fatty acids can have profound positive effects on your health and beauty. A lot of people don’t know that coconut oil contains a lot of Lauric acid which is very beneficial to the human body. 1. Lauric acid helps to maintain a normal cholesterol level, it also fights high blood pressure and balances circulation. Additionally, coconut oil doesn’t contain average fats like the ones you would find in cheese or meat. 2. When it is mixed with salt, it can be used to remove the dry skin on your feet. The useful fatty acids and breakdown products in coconut oil can defeat harmful pathogens, potentially helping to prevent infections. 3. Coconut oil mixed with baking soda can be used as a teeth whitening tool. Try to do it for a month and you would be satisfied with the results. You can use it as a mouthwash as well. 4. Coconut oil can serve as an anti-ageing moisturizer. It can be applied topically to...