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The Roots Of The Prejudice That Fueled The Yezidi Genocide Went Much Deeper
The Roots Of The Prejudice That Fueled The Yezidi Genocide Went Much Deeper

(ANALYSIS) 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. What explains the ferocity of this genocidal campaign?

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