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Yazidi

Who Are The Yazidi?

Numbering about 700,000 worldwide, the Yazidi are a sect that combines elements of Islam and Zoroastrianism, the ancient Persian religion dating back to at least 600 B.C., according to the Theosophical Society of America. Ref. Source 5

Yazidi

Iraqi Yazidis stranded on isolated mountaintop begin to die of thirst:

Unable to dig deep into the rocky mountainside, displaced families said they have buried young and elderly victims of the harsh conditions in shallow graves, their bodies covered with stones Ref. Source 5

Yazidi Beliefs Religious General

Yazidis burn Muslim homes in Iraq's Sinjar: witnesses:

Members of Iraq's Yazidi minority, which was brutally attacked by the Islamic State group, looted and burned Muslim homes in Sinjar after its recapture from the jihadists, witnesses said Sunday. Ref. Source 4e