Tag: Mount Sinjar

Sep 2016. The Yazidi of Northern Iraq

Children from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, make their way towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate August 10, 2014. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq's human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. The Islamic State, which has declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, has prompted tens of thousands of Yazidis and Christians to flee for their lives during their push to within a 30-minute drive of the Kurdish regional capital Arbil. Picture taken August 10, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTR41ZBU

September 2016. There can be Few People who have Witnessed the Brutality of daesh more than the Yazidi of northern Iraq. Men were Butchered in their Thousands, Women were Kidnapped and Forced into Slavery to Do as the ‘Man’ Bid. Many Children were also Taken and Forced to Enrol in the Warped Religious ‘Schools’ Run… Continue reading Sep 2016. The Yazidi of Northern Iraq

Jul 2015. The Yazidi Horrors

Jul 2015. It is almost a year since thousands of Yazidis fled to Mount Sinjar, in northern Iraq, as daesh fighters entered their villages. Some escaped but many Yazidi men were killed and young women and girls are still being held as sex slaves by the group. This lady escaped. She states the horrors supposedly… Continue reading Jul 2015. The Yazidi Horrors