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2024-10-15 08:36:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B44E65DD0A831874B731A1818C36A6E8C7ADC5253D6B56AC3E33FB2A33CCB751
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The incident above was reportedly perpetrated by Isis in 2016. There have been protests, including by Yazidis, demanding actions to be taken against Isis. The 2016 incident is also called by the UN as a genocide. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-burn-19-yazidi-women-to-death-in-mosul-for-refusing-to-have-sex-with-isis-militants-a7066956.html https://awp.net/en/stories/iraqi-yazidis-protest-in-commemoration-of-isis-crimes-in-sinjar/ https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/08/ten-years-after-yazidi-genocide-un-syria-commission-inquiry-calls-justice
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