Yazidi Genocide

Sinjar, Iraq · 2014–2017

HistoricalJudicial finding

The 2014 ISIS assault on the Yazidi religious minority around Sinjar — mass killing, enslavement, and forced conversion — recognized as genocide by multiple bodies.

Perpetrator

Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh)

Target group

Yazidis

Deaths (estimate)

3,100 – 9,900 (best: 5,000)

Protected category

Ethnical, Religious

Process stage (Stanton)

1 Classification

2 Symbolization

3 Discrimination

4 Dehumanization

5 Organization

6 Polarization

7 Preparation

8 Persecution

9 Extermination

10 Denial

Recognition status

Judicial finding. Recognized as genocide by the UN, EU, and several states; a German court convicted an ISIS member of genocide (2021).

HistoricalJudicial finding