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Yazidi community commemorates eighth anniversary of genocide committed by IS

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The Yezidi community in Australia commemorates the eighth anniversary of the massacre committed by IS. On August 3, 2014, the Yezidis were attacked by ISIS in Sinjar, and as a result thousands of women, men and children were kidnapped. Salim Hussein tells us that after eight years of the massacre, the Yezidis remain in a dire situation and scattered all over the world.

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The Yezidi community in Australia commemorates the eighth anniversary of the massacre committed by IS. On August 3, 2014, the Yezidis were attacked by ISIS in Sinjar, and as a result thousands of women, men and children were kidnapped. Salim Hussein tells us that after eight years of the massacre, the Yezidis remain in a dire situation and scattered all over the world.

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