Yazidi
or Ye·zi·di
[yuh-zee-dee]
- a member of a religious sect living mostly in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Georgia, whose beliefs are based partly on Zoroastrianism and Sufism.
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Origin of Yazidi
of uncertain origin
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Kurdish forces declared victory and freed Yazidi holdouts, with help from U.S. air power.
Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq say they have freed about 100 Yazidi women.
In August, the Obama administration intervened to stop what it called a pending genocide of Yazidi minorities in Iraq.
Another Yazidi from Sebaya was killed by al Qaeda for working with the U.S. when he went to Mosul to apply for a passport.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. VisasChristine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla
September 28, 2014
A group of Yazidi had been trapped by fighting in the village, which has a population of 1,200.