Lincoln-area Yazidi community commemorates 8th anniversary of Sinjar genocide

Lincoln Journal Star Aug 4, 2022 –

Lincoln-area Yazidis gathered Aug. 3 in Malcolm to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide perpetrated in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 

My cmnt: I have Yazidi neighbors who fled this violence unleashed by Obama/Hillary and their reckless withdrawal of troops from Iraq. With the election of President Donald Trump the U.S. crushed the Islamic State that feckless B.O. simply could not do due to his affinity for Islam and radical Muslims.

A young woman reacts as Shireen Jardo Alhanto (not pictured) recounts her loss, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Wednesday in Malcolm. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Men uses candles to spell out Shingal, the city where the genocide took place, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Aug. 3 in Malcolm. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A small gathering area down the road from the community cemetery is used as a staging area for a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Aug. 3 in Malcolm.KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Members of the Yazidi community set out food to share during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Aug. 3 in Malcolm.KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Shireen Jardo Alhanto begins to cry while speaking of her family both missing and deceased, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Aug. 3 in Malcolm.KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Sta
Members and friends of the Yazidi community gather for a ceremony to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, in Malcolm, NE. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal StarKENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Children hang out in the back of a pickup truck wearing shirts with the date 8-3-14, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Aug. 3 in Malcolm.KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Members and friends of the Yazidi community gather for a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide on Wednesday on Aug. 3 in Malcolm.KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Sta

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