Section: Identity
450 Turkmen Women Kidnapped by ISIS — A Decade of Silence and Unanswered Justice
450 Turkmen Women Kidnapped by ISIS — A Decade of Silence and Unanswered Justice In June 2014, ISIS seized Tal Afar and surrounding Turkmen towns in northwestern Iraq. Within days, an estimated 450 Turkmen women and girl…
3 May 2026
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind
Iraq's Yazidi Survivors Law: A Landmark Step That Left the Turkmen Behind In 2021, Iraq passed a groundbreaking law recognizing Yazidi survivors of ISIS as victims of genocide and providing reparations. It was celebrated…
5 April 2026
Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting
JUNE 15, 2024 · HUSSEIN MONITOR Ten Years Since the Fall of Tal Afar: A Community Displaced, Women Still Missing, and Justice Still Waiting In June 2014, ISIS seized Tal Afar and erased a community in days. Ten years lat…
14 June 2024
Born in Captivity: The Children ISIS Left Behind and the State That Refuses to Recognize Them
Born in Captivity: The Children ISIS Left Behind and the State That Refuses to Recognize Them By Hussein Zainulabdeen | Independent Researcher — Iraqi Minority Rights | husseinmonitor.com She was 24 years old, living in …
18 May 2023