Islamic State Militants and Yazidi Religion

Hussein Hasoon: What followed was a bloodbath that would engulf the homeland of the ancient Yazidi religion in northwestern Iraq, according to Toronto Star. Islamic State militants had launched a campaign of terror against a minority they considered apostates and devil worshipers. The phone call from his brother nearby house shattered Hussein Hasoon sleep before dawn on Aug. 3, 2014. Related: Forgotten Yazidis: Should Canada be doing more to help Forgotten Yazidis: The case for investigating genocide Canadian groups report allegations of Yazidi ‘massacre’ in Iraq By the time it ended, some 300,000 Yazidis would be forced to flee, up to 5,000 massacred and 7,000 girls and women kidnapped as sex slaves. He made a nightmarish 10-day escape on foot. Hasoon, who worked for the Netherlands ministry of justice, was in the Sinjar region for a family visit when the onslaught began. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.