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Yazidis fear returning to their homeland, 10 years after massacre

Yazidis fear returning to their homeland, 10 years after massacre

  • Survivors fled up the slopes of Mount Sinjar, where some were trapped for many weeks by a Daesh siege
  • The assault on the Yazidis — an ancient religious minority in eastern Syria and northwest Iraq — was part of the militant Daesh’s effort to establish a caliphate
By Reuters ·
Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Daesh onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes photos

Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Daesh onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes

By AP ·

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