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 2016. The Atrocities of daesh on The Christian

July 2016. What Chance have we got if we don’t all Sing the Same Song. The Russian Approach to the Fight Against daesh is that it’s a Religious One. It’s the Slaughter of the Christian and all that.  The fact is daesh kills Christians because they are Christians, Yazidis because they’re Yazidis, Shiite because they… Continue reading Jul 2016. The Atrocities of daesh on The Christian

Aug 2015. Smuggling The Yazidi to Freedom

August 2015. When members of the Yazidi religious minority fled as daesh swept across northern Iraq a year ago, several thousand women and girls were captured and enslaved. But hundreds have now been freed thanks to a network of smugglers run by an Iraqi businessman named Abdullah. He used to buy agricultural goods from Syria… Continue reading Aug 2015. Smuggling The Yazidi to Freedom

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