Religion in Iraq
UN condemns jihadists over attacks on Iraq's Yazidi minority
The U.N. Security Council on Aug. 5 condemned attacks by jihadists in northern Iraq, warning those responsible could face trial for crimes against humanity, amid fears the besieged Yazidi minority could be wiped out.
40 Yazidi children reported dead after Iraq attack: UN
Forty children from northern Iraq's Yazidi minority are reported to have died as a result of a jihadist attack on the Sinjar region, the United Nations Children's Fund said Aug. 5.