Sinjar insurgency10/17/2023 Those who managed to escape were trapped on Mount Sinjar for days with little food or water. Men and older women were killed, younger women and girls were forced into sexual slavery, and boys were forced to become ISIS fighters. On August 3, 2014, ISIS advanced into the area in an attempt to eradicate the Yezidi people altogether. Photo: Kurdishstruggle / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)Īugust is a solemn month for the Yezidi community of Iraq’s Sinjar province.
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