Iraq's Yazidis facing 'attempted genocide': UN
United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 21, 2014 - Iraq's Yazidi minority is facing what may amount to an "attempted genocide" at the hands of Islamist fighters, a senior UN rights official said Tuesday after visiting northern Iraq. "The evidence strongly indicates attempt to commit genocide," UN Assistant Secretary General Ivan Simonovic said after meeting with officials and displaced people in Arbil, Baghdad and Dohuk during the week-long ... more

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