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Kurdish Peshmerga in Zumar, Iraq, from where they launched their offensive on ISIS on December 18, 2014. (Reuters/Ari Jalal)

Iraqi Kurds liberate besieged Sinjar mountain, freeing hundreds

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2014 | Middle East

Zumar, Iraq, Reuters—Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq’s Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters, a Kurdish leader said on Thursday. “The Peshmerga have managed to...

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Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani take shelter in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruç, on October 14, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

ISIS tortured Kurdish child hostages: rights group

by Grace Perriman | Nov 4, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) tortured and attempted to indoctrinate Kurdish children from the besieged Syrian town of Kobani, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. Four boys aged 14-16 told the rights watchdog that they were...

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Demonstrators protest against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in central London on August 16, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Kurds rally in London against ISIS, call on UK to help protect Iraqi minorities

by Grace Perriman | Aug 16, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several hundred demonstrators marched in London on Saturday to call on the international community to help protect Iraq’s minorities against the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Kurds from a coalition of organizations...

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File photo showing a Yazidi cleric walking through the main temple in Laliş, in Nineveh Province in northern Iraq. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov)

Yazidis: The Peacock Angel and the Sun

by Dalshad Abdullah | Aug 15, 2014 | Features

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Yazidi, or “Yazdani,” religion is one of the oldest Eastern religions. It appeared in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago, gradually transitioning from nature worship to monotheism, and developing its own unique beliefs and rituals. The...

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Iraqi Yazidi refugees boarding a helicopter aid flight in northern Iraq, 10 August 2014. (EPA/MICHEL REIMON / HANDOUT)

US: Far fewer Iraqi refugees on Sinjar Mountain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2014 | Middle East

Washington, AP—Far fewer refugees remain on Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain and a US-led rescue mission is far less likely, US officials said on Wednesday night. A team of US military personnel assessed the situation and reported that only several thousand refuges are on...