Yazidi
Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq
Middle East
November 20, 2021
Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Khari Hasan Kalo peered out of the window of the repatriation flight as it touched down…
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
Middle East
August 4, 2019
Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Yazidi women and girls who were enslaved and raped by Islamic State militants have few choices.…
Germany pursues justice for survivors of Yazidi genocide
Business
August 3, 2019
Germany pursues justice for survivors of Yazidi genocide
“Germany must not be a safe haven for war criminals.” It is a sentence police inspector Klaus Zorn repeats several…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of the Islamic State group along…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
Iraq marks anniversary of victory over ISIS
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Iraq marks anniversary of victory over ISIS
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq on Monday celebrated the anniversary of its costly victory over ISIS, which has lost virtually all…
Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict
World
December 10, 2018
Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the…
Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege
World
December 9, 2018
Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war,…
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
Middle East
October 9, 2018
Iraqi Nobel Peace winner urges global fight against genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide…