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Remains of 41 Yezidis massacred by ISIS buried in Koço

Yazidi burial ceremony, Kocho

The remains of 41 Yezidis massacred in 2014 by Islamic State (IS) in the group’s brutal genocide against the ethno-religious community were returned to their village of Kocho on Thursday, having been identified in a year-long process overseen by the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by IS in Baghdad.


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By Ahmad Ghafur

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The remains of 41 Yezidis massacred in 2014 by Islamic State (IS) in the group’s brutal genocide against the ethno-religious community were returned to their village of Kocho on Thursday, having been identified in a year-long process overseen by the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by IS in Baghdad.



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