Everyone knows of the brutality of ISIS, the so-called Islamic State terrorist group. During its short-lived 'Caliphate' in parts of Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan from 2014-2019 it engaged in heinous crimes against thousands, beheading, drowning, burning alive, throwing people off buildings...real acts of depravity. One group which was a particular target were the Yazidis, who have lived in the region for centuries. Borealis talks to the president of the Canadian Yazidi Association to understand what this period meant to the global Yazidi community, and how it feels to see Canadians who joined ISIS portrayed as 'victims' who need to be repatriated from Iraq and Syria.
Everyone knows of the brutality of ISIS, the so-called Islamic State terrorist group. During its short-lived 'Caliphate' in parts of Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan from 2014-2019 it engaged in heinous crimes against thousands, beheading, drowning, burning alive, throwing people off buildings...real acts of depravity. One group which was a particular target were the Yazidis, who have lived in the region for centuries. Borealis talks to the president of the Canadian Yazidi Association to understand what this period meant to the global Yazidi community, and how it feels to see Canadians who joined ISIS portrayed as 'victims' who need to be repatriated from Iraq and Syria.