Iraqi Yazidis
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
Middle East
October 16, 2020
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – The Yazidis of northern Iraq, an ancient religious minority brutally persecuted by Islamic State, want nothing…
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
Kurdish-led forces on Friday launched a final assault against diehard jihadist fighters clinging to the last sliver of their “caliphate”…
Yazidi mothers of children by IS face heartbreaking choices
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Yazidi mothers of children by IS face heartbreaking choices
The 26-year-old Yazidi mother faces a heartbreaking choice. Her family is preparing to emigrate from Iraq to Australia and…
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to defend Yazidi women, ISIS sex slaves
Middle East
June 11, 2016
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to defend Yazidi women, ISIS sex slaves
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will defend Yazidi women who have been victims of sexual slavery, rape and genocide…
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis
Middle East
August 3, 2015
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis
The president of Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massud Barzani, promised Monday to avenge the Yazidi minority brutally attacked by…
Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed
World
February 10, 2015
Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed
Some members of Iraq's Yazidi minority are turning on their Arab neighbors, staging deadly reprisals against Sunni villagers they believe…