ISIS Committed Genocide Against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, U.N. Panel Says Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York Times  16 June 2016 Image: Yazidis fleeing Sinjar, Iraq, in 2014 after forces loyal to the Islamic State took the town. Kurdish and Yazidi fighters retook it last fall. CreditRodi Said/Reuters GENEVA — Islamic State forces have committed genocide and other war crimes in a continuing effort to exterminate the Yazidi religious minority in

These Iraqis Dodged Bombs and Bullets to Escape the Islamic State, but Their Misery Hasn’t Ended Loveday Morris, The Washington Post 15 June 2016 Image: Children inside the medical center near Fallujah watch through a fence. (Ali Arkady/VII for The Washington Post) AMARIYAT FALLUJAH, Iraq — The family thought they had safely escaped Islamic State-held Fallujah, letting out cries of joy when they reached the outskirts of the city. But moments

 Iraq’s army retakes village south of Mosul three months after launch of offensive Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim, The Washington Post  14 June 2016 Image: Smoke rises from clashes with Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraq. (Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters) BAGHDAD — The Iraqi army wrested control of a village held by the Islamic State south of Mosul on Tuesday, nearly three months after launching an offensive to retake it. The Iraqi military

These Iraqis dodged bombs and bullets to escape the Islamic State, but their misery hasn’t ended Loveday Morris, The Washington Post  15 June 2016 Image: Children inside the medical center near Fallujah watch through a fence. (Ali Arkady/VII for The Washington Post) AMARIYAT FALLUJAH, Iraq — The family thought they had safely escaped Islamic State-held Fallujah, letting out cries of joy when they reached the outskirts of the city. But moments

Amal Clooney Will Represent Victims of Yazidi Genocide Most of the victims of the Yazidi genocide are women Rosalie Chan, Time  June 9 2016 Image: Amal Clooney in Wesywood, CA on Feb. 1, 2016. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images Lawyer and activist Amal Clooney will represent the women who have been enslaved and trafficked by ISIS in the Yazidi genocide. Clooney, a barrister who specializes in international law and human rights law, plans to

Suicide bombings in and around Iraqi capital kill 31 people Sinan Salaheddin, The Washington Post  9 June 2016 Image: A survivor looks for his family members at the scene of a deadly suicide car bomb attack in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 9, 2016. Two separate suicide attacks in and outside the Iraqi capital have killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens. Officials say the deadliest bombing took place in New

A Report from the Yazda Documentation Project on Mass Graves of Yazidis Killed by the Islamic State Organization or Local Affiliates On or After August 3, 2014 Yazda A Global Yazidi Organization  January 28 2016 Image: Part of the Hamadan site after tampering – Photo: Yazda

Suicide bombings in and around Iraqi capital kill 31 people Sinan Salaheddin, The Washington Post  9 June 2016  Image: A survivor looks for his family members at the scene of a deadly suicide car bomb attack in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 9, 2016. Two separate suicide attacks in and outside the Iraqi capital have killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens. Officials say the deadliest bombing took place in New

 Iraqis trapped in Fallujah face twin peril of Islamic State and militia fighters Hugh Naylor, The Washington Post  8 June 2016 Iraqis who fled fighting around Fallujah gather at a camp run by the Norwegian Refugee Council. (Ahmad Mousa/AFP/Getty Images) BAGHDAD — Islamic State militants have gunned down people trying to flee the Iraqi city of Fallujah even as pro-government forces have apparently committed beatings and torture during battles

20,000 Iraqi Children Are Trapped by Falluja Battle, U.N. Warns Douglas Schorzman, The New York Times 7 June 2016 Image: Women and children who fled their homes near Fallujah took shelter in Garma, Iraq, last month. As the battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State fighters intensified outside the city of Falluja, at least 20,000 children were among the civilians believed to be trapped and coming under fire in the city, the United Nations said