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Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: U.N.
Topic Started: Jun 16 2016, 04:02 PM (330 Views)
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World | Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:39am EDT

GENEVA | BY STEPHANIE NEBEHAY

Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the religious community of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.

Such a designation, rare under international law, would mark the first recognized genocide carried out by non-state actors, rather than a state or paramilitaries acting on its behalf.

The U.N. report, based on interviews with dozens of survivors, said the Islamist militants had been systematically rounding up Yazidis in Iraq and Syria since August 2014, seeking to "erase their identity" in a campaign that met the definition of the crime as defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Reuters
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jake58

this has been going on for almost 2 years now... great to see that the UN is putting the full weight of their influence behind this, just another example of their near total uselessness. Is Daesh now on double secret probation?
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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The Yazidi are brave; they will fight tooth & nail against IS thugs. They need more Western aid qua arms, medical supplies, food, logistics, etc.
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Jun 17 2016, 03:29 AM
The Yazidi are brave; they will fight tooth & nail against IS thugs. They need more Western aid qua arms, medical supplies, food, logistics, etc.
Obama is committed to only provide support for Sunnis, by order of Saudi Arabia...All other sects and religions are on their own, even when they fight ISIS.............. :oyvey
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