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Suleiman Khalf Kajo and his wife, Khabshe

A displaced Yazidi family struggles to survive after ISIS persecution

When ISIS targeted the Yazidi minority in Sinjar, Iraq, Suleiman and his family escaped to the mountains, eventually finding shelter in a refugee camp in Syria.

ArticleMay 24, 2017
Yazidi woman in Iraq displacement camp

Courageous Yazidi women speak out after escaping violence in Iraq

Violence in Iraq’s Sinjar district uprooted millions, including the Yazidi religious minority. After experiencing brutal violence, Yazidi women speak out.

ArticleAugust 4, 2015
Adil with his son Steven outside their apartment

Refugee ban: You are targeting the wrong people

A Yazidi family from Iraq, one of the many ethnic minorities persecuted by ISIS, was preparing for a joyful reunion in the land of the free when things changed. Here is their story.

ArticleFebruary 24, 2017
IRC staff in northern Idlib register newly displaced families for cash assistance.

A Syrian father describes the terror families are facing in Idlib

Nearly a quarter of IRC staff members have been forced to flee their homes as a result of airstrikes and bombings in northwest Syria. This IRC staffer, a native of Syria, shares his heartbreaking story, and why, despite all, he stays to help save lives.

ArticleMarch 15, 2020
Sabah and other Iraqi children at an International Rescue Committee-supported school in Sinjar, Iraq

Back to school after ISIS: Spend a day with 10-year-old Sabah

Children who lived under ISIS rule in Iraq have spent years out of the classroom. Meet Sabah, a 10 year old who refuses to give up on her education.

ArticleSeptember 10, 2019
Adil Nimr, a refugee from Iraq who escaped ISIS, was reunited with 13 family members in Seattle on Feb. 10 after President Trump’s travel ban was blocked.

Breaking down the stats as the U.S. plans to cut refugee arrivals to 30,000

It is no exaggeration that the future of the United States as a home for refugees is now on the line. New IRC data shows there are even fewer refugee arrivals in the U.S. than expected.

ArticleOctober 8, 2018

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