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Ten years ago, on August 3, fighters from Islamic State (IS) left their bases in Syria and Iraq to attack the Sinjar region of north-western Iraq. Sinjar was home to the Yazidi people, a religious group native to the region. IS saw religious groups like the Yazidi as blasphemous and…

As the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group's atrocities against Iraq's Yazidis approaches, a traumatized community is still in many ways convulsed by the legacy of the militants' onslaught

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

The Paris Olympic Games officially get underway on Friday, at a period of high geopolitical tensions. An impressive security operation has been put in place, but the Games also face unprecedented security challenges.

On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France's interior minister thanked Belgium for a string of raids that led to the detention of seven people for questioning over suspected terrorist activities

The wars aren’t over. America is still fighting—directly and indirectly—in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.

On the morning of Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State group launched a ruthless and swift campaign in Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq. The target was Yezidis: a monotheistic religious group whose members have long been persecuted.

Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East