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Coverage dated July 31, 2023

UK recognises 'acts of genocide' against Yazidis by Islamic State

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The British government on Tuesday officially acknowledged that the Islamic State group committed "acts of genocide" against the Yazidi people in 2014.The

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  1. Al Jazeera

    UK recognises ‘acts of genocide’ against Yazidis by ISIL (opens Al Jazeera)

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    In the Sinjar region of Iraq in 2014, ISIL fighters systematically killed and enslaved thousands of men and women.

  2. Digital Journal

    UK recognises 'acts of genocide' against Yazidis by Islamic State (opens Digital Journal)

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    The British government on Tuesday officially acknowledged that the Islamic State group committed "acts of genocide" against the Yazidi people in 2014.The

  3. France 24

    UK recognises 'acts of genocide' against Iraq's Yazidis by IS group (opens France 24)

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    The British government on Tuesday officially acknowledged that the Islamic State group committed "acts of genocide" against the Yazidi people in 2014.

  4. Forbes

    UK Government: Daesh Committed Genocide Against The Yazidis (opens Forbes)

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    On August 1, 2023, the United Kingdom Government formally recognized the Daesh atrocities against the Yazidis as genocide.

  5. Al-Monitor

    UK formally recognizes genocide against Yazidis by Islamic State (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The United Kingdom is the latest country to recognize the 2014 mass slaughter of Yazidis by the Islamic State as genocide.

  6. The Times of Israel

    UK recognizes ‘acts of genocide’ by Islamic State against Yazidi people (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    British government's decision is the fifth time London has officially acknowledged a genocide

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