A small success story in the Middle East

[Victorian Gray]

At least one hopes so.

Some of the Yazidi are moving back to the recaptured town of Sinjar. Since we are constantly bombarded with bad news from the Middle East it's nice to see something more positive.

A photo essay of "reverse migration", people getting the chance to return to their homes. Hopefully, for good.

"Kassim Alias and his family at their home in Sinjar. Kassim tried to get a boat from Turkey to Greece, but it sunk, so he and his family came home"

the full photo essay:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng...-refugees-isis-return-sinjar-iraq-photo-essay


It's long past time for the world to get serious about eliminating Daesh as a 'player' in the region. Not sure you can ever eliminate a group like that completely but the way in which they've been allowed to have their little faux caliphate for this long is unconscionable.

 

[Harabec]

So when are you going to fight them?

There's no hero, no superman, no grand world army that'll just fight anything you deem bad. If you want it done, commit your flesh and blood to it.

BTW, IMO real help would be agriculture, running water and electricity. If they can become semi-independant (at least with food and water) they'll have a much better chance of rebuilding communities. But, who's going to help?

 

[Thebobo]

History says otherwise

Nice article made me do some more reading about the Yazidi. Amazed they have survived that long. At least Iraq didn't build a wall around them.

 

[sm625]

They move back home and two weeks later they get steamrolled by a bunch of nuts armed with $2 million worth of US hardware. But dont worry, no one in the media will say a word about it so it will be like it never happened.

 

[Victorian Gray]

History says otherwise

Nice article made me do some more reading about the Yazidi. Amazed they have survived that long. At least Iraq didn't build a wall around them.

Another good article, also from the Guardian, on the Syrian exodus. This, unfortunately, shows the failure side of things in the region.

Notes on the Syrian exodus: ‘Epic in scale, inconceivable until you witness it’

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...pic-inconceivable-witness-lebos-islamic-state