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ISIS mufti tells Al Arabiya how he met ‘introverted’ Baghdadi in US prison
ISIS mufti Hussam Naji, who was captured in late 2014 by Iraqi security forces, tells Al Arabiya how he met the militant group’s leader Abu Bakr ... Features -
WATCH: Yazidi pilgrims climb Karajal Mountain in the south of Kurdistan
Karajal pilgrimage is one of Qaeid tribe of the Kurdish Yazidi pilgrimages which occurs every year in second Wednesday of April in the south of ... Features -
Curious case of detective’s death after solving Saudi businessman murder mystery
In less than 36 hours, Maj. Yazid al-Nufaiyee solved the mystery behind the murder of Saudi businessman Ahmed Al Amoudi that gripped Jeddah in recent ... Features -
Iraq paramilitaries find mass grave of hundreds executed by ISIS
Iraqi paramilitary forces announced Saturday that they had discovered a mass grave at Badush prison near Mosul containing the remains of hundreds of ... Middle East -
Canada to welcome 1,200 Yazidi refugees in $21m operation
Canada will resettle 1,200 Yazidi refugees who faced persecution by ISIS, the immigration minister said Tuesday.Some 400 have already been airlifted ... Middle East -
Sold by ISIS, bought by strangers: Yazidi child reunited with family
His name was Ayman, but the couple who brought the boy home to their Iraqi village after buying him for $500 called him Ahmed Features -
ISIS kidnaps 1,200 Yazidis, moves them to Mosul
Mahma Khalil also added that there were other Yazidis from the districts of Tal Afar and Al-Baaj who were kidnapped and being held hostage inside Mosul Middle East -
Two mass graves of Iraq’s Yazidis found near Mosul
Kurdish peshmerga forces found the grave near the Shababit junction in northwestern Iraq while scouting the area Middle East -
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 -
Merkel calls for protected zones for Yazidis in northern Iraq
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday plans should be considered to give Yazidis in Iraq protected areas to retreat to in the north of the ... Middle East -
War crimes tribunal sought to try ISIS detainees
War crimes investigators collecting evidence of ISIS’s elaborate operation to kidnap thousands of women as sex slaves say they have a case to try Middle East -
Amal Clooney, Yazidi rape victim demand prosecution of ISIS
Nadia Murad, who was captured by the militants in 2014, said she was repeatedly raped and prayed for death until she escaped Middle East -
ISIS sex slavery survivor named UN goodwill ambassador
Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a 23-year-old Yazidi woman, calls for justice for the victims of the terror group Middle East -
Amnesty condemns detention of Yazidi woman in Iraqi Kurdistan
Bassema Darwish, a 34-year-old mother, has been held without trial since October 2014 on charges of cooperating with ISIS 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 -
The forgotten Yazidi victims of an ISIS genocide
One grave contained the bodies of approximately 78 women between the ages of 40-80 Middle East -
Thousands of Yazidis missing, two years after start of ‘genocide’
Around 3,200 Yazidi women and girls are being held captive, and thousands of men and boys are missing. Middle East -
UN: ISIS committing genocide against Yazidis
The ISIS militant group is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the religious community of 400,000 people through ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces free two Yazidi women during assault on ISIS-held Fallujah
Vian Dakhil, a Yazidi member of the Iraqi parliament, thanked the army for rescuing the two women Middle East -
Persecuted Yazidis seek recognition of crimes against them by ISIS
Yazidi campaigners are calling for world leaders to declare their treatment by ISIS as genocide 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 -
ISIS using birth control to keep supply of sex slaves
ISIS is using several forms of contraception to maintain its supply of sex slaves, the New York Times reported on Saturday Features -
ISIS gas attacks are an admission of weakness
Like much of what ISIS does, the use of gas is also designed to shore up its horrible reputation Blogs -
Yazidi rape victims seek healing in Germany after ISIS ‘hell’
One eight-year-old was repeatedly sold and raped, while another girl set herself on fire Features -
After escape from ISIS, Yazidi children turn new page with books
Around half of the 20,000 Yazidi refugees who settled in Khanke camp near Dohuk are children 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 -
Report goes beyond numbers to recount ISIS depravity
Yazda, an U.S.-based organization lobbying for Yazidi rights, has worked tirelessly to record evidence of what it considers a genocide Blogs