Iman and Ala were on a school excursion to a waterfall near Amedi in Iraqi Kurdistan. They were wearing their school uniforms and seemed to be having a great time taking photos of each other.
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This man used to work as an Iraqi border guard when ISIS fighters unexpectedly crossed over from Syria in summer 2014. They destroyed the border installations and filmed their triumphant, sabre wielding militants with turbans in the style of medieval Muslim conquerors. It was to be a symbol of victory…
In summer 2014 this Yazidi women was surprised when ISIS came into her village in the Sinjar district of northern Iraq. All men were driven away in trucks, never to be seen again. Later they found out that they had been shot. The women under 45 were taken away and…
Baba Chawish was tending to the chicken in his garden when I met him. With the aura of a sage, he combines the intensity of a preacher with laid back hippie-like vibes. He was rolling a strange type of cigarette, donning the playful smile of a jester. As the spiritual…
When ISIS overran his village in the summer of 2014, this man was packed on a truck with the other local men, driven out of town and shot. According to him, everyone around him died, including his brother. But he was only injured. He feigned death, and after the ISIS…