Three Yazidi militiamen killed in Turkish airstrike in N Iraq

May 24, 2023, at 02:24 pm

Baghdad: Three Yazidi militiamen,  affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), were killed on Tuesday in a Turkish airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh.

UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught

Aug 05, 2022, at 11:20 pm

New York: Every effort must be made to support the Yazidi community in Iraq, the United Nations said on Wednesday, marking eight years since the extremist group ISIL launched a brutal assault on the religious minority.

Iraq: ‘Moral obligation’ to ensure justice for Yazidi and other survivors of ISIL crimes

Oct 01, 2021, at 09:40 pm

New York: A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and other minority groups, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict told an event on Thursday, highlighting the need for effective reparations.

Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community

Aug 04, 2020, at 10:35 pm

New York: Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary.