Islamic State holds 400 Yezidi, Shi’ite women captive in Iraq’s Tel Afar

Yazidi children. Defend International and its supporters provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq
Yazidi children. Defend International and its supporters provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq. Photo: Defend International.

PanARMENIAN.Net – Islamic State (IS) militants are keeping nearly 400 women captives from the Kurdish Yezidi and Shi’ite Muslim communities in Tel Afar, said a [Read More…]

UN Commission Accuses IS Of Yazidi Genocide

Yazidi children. Defend International and its supporters provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq
Yazidi children. Defend International and its supporters provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan region, Iraq. Photo: Defend International.

UN investigators say Islamic State (IS) extremists are committing genocide in Syria and Iraq against the Yazidi religious minority. “Genocide has occurred and is ongoing,” [Read More…]