Tag: Yazidis
Ten years later, the Yazidis are still marked by the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State
Ten years ago, on August 3, 2014, the Islamic State invaded the Sinjar region in northern Iraq and committed genocide against the Yazidi population. Atrocities that still mark the community…
German IS woman sentenced – kept Yazidis as slaves
full screen The court in Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate sentenced the woman to nine years in prison. Archive image. Photo: Martin Meissner/AP/TT A German woman has been sentenced to over nine…
German IS woman sentenced – kept Yazidis as slaves
The 37-year-old woman – who was a member of the Islamic State (IS) terror group between 2014 and 2019 – was also found guilty of crimes against humanity and membership…