Iraq’s minorities fear for their future
Besides its Shia and Sunni Muslim communities and mixture of Arabs and Kurds, Iraq has a wide range of other religions and ethnicities. Minorities had been hit by waves of violence and turmoil since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. Then, IS singled them out for attack. Among the worst affected have been the Yazidis, […]Yolande Knell writes for BBC News:
Besides its Shia and Sunni Muslim communities and mixture of Arabs and Kurds, Iraq has a wide range of other religions and ethnicities.
Minorities had been hit by waves of violence and turmoil since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. Then, IS singled them out for attack.
Among the worst affected have been the Yazidis, Christians, Turkmen, Shabak and Kakai.
