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Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL

Iraqi army helicopter takes off at a base in Sinjar, Iraq, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. 

Iraq’s Yazidis stuck in ‘tug-of-war’ between regional armed groups

Violence

Recent fighting between the Iraqi army and a local militia in heavily populated civilian areas has led to the displacement of an estimated 10,000 people. 

In this Aug. 30, 2019 photo, Layla Taloo visits the Ninewa Palace Hotel, where she was once brought by her Islamic State militant captor in Mosul, Iraq.

Sexual violence in conflict: Part I

Critical State
Yazidi women

Yazidi woes drag on after ISIS defeat as religious persecution worsens globally

A Yazidi man stands by a field of green on a sunny day.

Yazidi farmers return home to cultivate farmland after years in exile

Conflict & Justice
Nadia Murad gestures with her hands against a blue sky.

Yazidi women still fear ISIS months after their defeat

Conflict & Justice