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Sunnis fear revenge attacks in Iraqi town brutalized by ISIS
After Kurdish forces and Yazidi militants backed by U.S.-led airstrikes drove the extremist group Features -
The case for intervention against ISIS
It is not in spite, but because of the consequences of the conflict that I am for further military intervention by the West Blogs -
Amid war on ISIS, don’t overlook need to oust Assad
As more states escalate their fight against the barbaric ISIS militant group in Syria, there should also be a renewed, collective effort to push for ... Middle East -
Al-Azhar: Marrying ISIS fighters for few hours is forbidden by Islam
ISIS claims that the abolition of slavery will lead to the prevalence of adultery Middle East -
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 -
Dark shadows driven from Mount Sinjar
Exhaustion was etched on their faces, and there was little celebration. For them, the war goes on. Blogs -
Yazidis celebrate recapturing Sinjar from ISIS, burn Arab homes
After Kurdish Peshmerga forces regained control over the strategic city of Sinjar, Yazidi families started to return to the city, after they left it. ... Reports -
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 -
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 -
What do the Yazidis want? More autonomy from Baghdad and Erbil
They felt betrayed as they considered themselves part of Kurdistan, sharing a common language and culture Features -
Iraqi tribes ready to join anti-ISIS volunteer forces, says PMU official
Haitham al-Mayahi, PMU’s director of the international relations office, talks about a new vision to create an all-inclusive forces to defeat ISIS Features -
U.N. discusses course of action for minorities in Mideast
The U.N. security council launched a debate on the subject in March Middle East -
‘I want a blue-eyed Yazidi:’ Teen describes ISIS slave market
Jinan, 18, a Yazidi, was captured in early 2014 and held by ISIS militants for three months before she managed to flee Features -
Former ICC chief prosecutor pushes for Yazidi genocide case
Luis Moreno Ocampo said he was approached by Yazidi activists who are seeking justice for the systematic slaughter Middle East -
Let’s not forget the fate of the Yazidi rape survivors
The brutality of ISIS increases exponentially as time passes Middle East -
Meet the woman who left Sweden to help Yazidis flee ISIS
The 24-year-old left Sweden 10 months ago to volunteer after ISIS launched its insurgency across northern Iraq and Syria Features -
In an ISIS training camp, children told: ‘Behead the doll’
ISIS forced young Yazidi boys to convert to Islam and tried to turn them into jihadi extremist fighters Features -
Yazidis left on Istanbul streets after failed attempts to cross to Bulgaria
Their futile attempt to cross may have been due to their sense of desperation after 11 months living in refugee camps Middle East -
Yazidi militia 'killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack'
Amnesty International investigated attacks carried out on January 25 Middle East -
Kurds ‘paying’ to save Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS
ISIS militants ‘buy’ the women for as low as $50 then sell them for $2,000-$2,500, an official said Middle East -
Yazidi girls speak of ‘systematic rape’ under ISIS
HRW said Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS were exposed to “a system of organized rape and sexual assault” Middle East -
Depicting horror: Iraqi artist puts Yazidi trauma to canvas
Ammar Salim has attempted to put the collective memories of his community to canvas in a series entitled "The Yazidi Genocide" Art and culture -
‘Nine-year-old pregnant’ after being raped by ISIS fighters
Due to the girl being young and weak, the unnamed girl is likely to die during childbirth, aid workers say Middle East -
ISIS frees over 200 Yazidis in Iraq: Kurdish officer
The Yazidis were actually freed Monday in Nineveh province, northwest of Kirkuk Middle East -
Yazidi sex slave escapes ISIS, tells her story
Samiye, who was kidnapped by the extremist group last August, said she was raped in Fallujah, west of Baghdad Features -
Yazidi woman shares ISIS horror in Jolie film
Naseema, who lost her husband, two daughters and three sons, was seized by the extremists last summer Features -
Remains of 23 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave
A team opened the grave, which was found near the village of Bardiyan based on a tip from a local resident Middle East -
Bodies of 25 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave
ISIS is believed to have killed hundreds of Yazidis during their offensive in northern Iraq Middle East -
Jolie ‘speechless’ on ISIS victims, Syrian refugees
“I have visited Iraq five times since 2007, and I have seen nothing like the suffering I'm witnessing now,” Jolie wrote Features