Tuesday, October 21, 2014

UN says ISIS attacks against the Yazidi "might" be genocide. -Reuters.

Kobani, another city under siege by ISIS. Reuters.

UN human rights official Ivan Simonovic says the ISIS campaign against the Yazidi minority in Iraq may be genocide. -Reuters. ISIS is currently advancing on the Yazidi stronghold of Sinjar Mountain and has killed thousands. In addition to the killing Yazidi have been enslaved, raped and in some cases buried alive. ISIS is also forcing Yazidi to convert to Islam. Genocide is defined by the UN as any attempt to destroy or eliminate a national, religious or ethnic group.  

My Comment:
In other obvious news ISIS may actually be evil. I can't believe the UN. It's been clear since August that the ISIS campaign against the Yazidi, and various other groups such as Christians, Kurds, Turks and Shia Muslims, has been genocidal. The fact that the UN is saying that it "may" be a genocide is, frankly, insulting. Of course it is a genocide! 

As far as the Yazidi, it is very concerning to me that ISIS is moving on Mt. Sinjar. The siege at Kobani in Syria and the major victories in Al-Anbar province in Iraq have completely overshadowed the plight of the Yazidis. Still, their situation is very perilous and it is very possible that they could be wiped out. At this point it seems that the Yazidi may not survive as an unique culture. 

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