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Nadia Murad, after returning home, urges Iraq to try ISIS supporters
After a three-year absence, Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad has finally returned to her home in the village of Kojo in northern Iraq, the ... Features -
Peshmerga say ISIS offensive blocked in Sinjar, west of Mosul
ISIS committed some of its worst atrocities in Sinjar when it swept through the Yazidi region two years ago Middle East -
Iraqi forces few kilometers away from Mosul
As Iraq’s anti-terrorism forces begin its attacks on two villages east of Mosul, ISIS took control of Anbar’s Rutba Middle East -
ISIS buried thousands in 72 mass graves
Of the 72 mass graves documented by AP, the smallest contains three bodies; the largest is believed to hold thousands Home Page -
Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad: We want a Muslim stand against ISIS
‘ISIS says that they represent Muslims, but Muslims must give a stronger stand against such claim,’ she said Features -
Yazidi women leave behind lives, family to fight ISIS
'I saw them raping my Kurdish sisters and I couldn’t accept this injustice,' the 24-year-old commander of the female-only unit said Middle East -
DNA tools needed to identify Yazidis slaughtered by ISIS: Iraqi lawmaker
Iraq’s only female Yazidi lawmaker said investigations to document crimes against her minority group is still ‘ongoing’ Features -
Traumatized Yazidis seek outside help to dislodge militants
‘There is no cure for the survivor, no support. We’re asking the international community, the United Nations and America: please help us, save us’ Features -
Iraqis find three more mass graves in formerly ISIS-held Sinjar
Three mass graves have been found in the northern town of Sinjar, where Kurdish forces drove out Islamic State militants Middle East -
Bomb-rigged mass grave of ISIS’s victims found in Iraq
It is the sixth mass grave discovered in or near the town of Sinjar since it was recaptured from ISIS militants earlier this month Middle East -
Under Iraq’s Sinjar, ISIS militants built network of tunnels
The Associated Press obtained extensive video footage of the tunnels, which were uncovered by Kurdish forces that took back the city Features -
Yazidis burn Muslim homes in Iraq’s Sinjar, witnesses say
Members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, looted and burned Muslim homes in ... Middle East -
Mass grave of ‘Yazidi women executed by ISIS’ found in Iraq
The grave contains the bodies of some 78 women aged between 40 to around 80, Middle East -
U.S., allies conduct 27 strikes against ISIS
The U.S. military conducted 20 air strikes in Iraq and seven others in Syria Middle East -
Kurds enter Sinjar to retake it from ISIS
Kurdish-led forces swept into Sinjar, Iraq, the second day of a major offensive to retake the city, which has been under the brutal domination of ISIS ... Reports -
Iraqi military advances on ISIS-held Ramadi
Retaking Ramadi would provide a major psychological boost to Iraqi security forces after nearly collapsing twice since last year Middle East -
Kurds report advances in battle to retake Sinjar
Peshmerga forces also penetrated an ISIS supply route between Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq Middle East -
Kurdish forces prepare for battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Sinjar is a symbolic and strategic prize sitting astride the main highway linking the cities of Mosul and Raqqa Middle East -
U.S., allies target ISIS in 23 air strikes
A dozen strikes near the Syrian cities of Kobane, Raqqah and al-Hasakah destroyed ISIS vehicles, buildings and fighting positions Middle East -
U.S.-led forces launch 13 strikes in Syria, Iraq
While in Syria, the air strikes centered on the town of Kobani, in Iraq it targeted ISIS positions near Sinjar and Mosul Middle East -
From Iraqi mountaintop, a fierce battle to free ISIS-held town
ISIS swept into Sinjar and surrounding villages as part of their summer blitz across northern Iraq Features -
Kurds push deeper in Sinjar but face ISIS resistance
At least two peshmerga fighters have been killed by ISIS snipers and 25 were wounded in the latest fighting in Iraq’s Sinjar Middle East -
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Iraq Kurd chief hails victories against ISIS
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says ‘during the past 48 hours, the peshmerga opened two main routes to Mount Sinjar’ Middle East -
Kurdish clashes with ISIS delay evac of Yazidis
A Kurdish official said a corridor was opened to evacuate Yazidis in Sinjar, adding that Iraqi forces were in no way part of the operation Middle East -
Iraq Kurds in push to retake Sinjar area from ISIS
The Sinjar area is home to many Yazidis before ISIS fighters attacked in August Middle East -
‘Abandoned’ Yazidis seek U.S. action from White House trip
A Yazidi delegation met with U.S. officials in late October to seek arms and more humanitarian aid Features -
Bearing the brunt of ISIS, Yazidis carry on with a tale of survival
How did Yazidis survive in the Middle East when they are not even Muslims, Christians or Jewish? Profiles -
Iraqi Yazidi girl tells of captivity in ISIS group
Her two sisters remain in the militants’ hands, and her father, other brothers and other male relatives have vanished Features -
Amnesty International condemns ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Iraq
A report by the watchdog detailed eye-witness accounts of those who survived what the rights group described as a 'massacre' Features