Islamic State leader’s death brings little solace to Iraq's suffering Yazidis
Yazidis react to the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who played a central role in orchestrating the slaughter and trafficking of the minority group.
For survivors of the Islamic State massacre against Iraq’s long-persecuted Yazidi minority, the death of terrorist leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi brought some relief but little solace. More than seven years after al-Qurayshi oversaw a genocide against the Yazidis, countless other IS members go unpunished.
“There is more that must be done,” Yazidi activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said in a statement.
“The international community’s apathy towards these atrocities had left the community with little hope for justice and accountability. Until today,” she said.
President Joe Biden announced today that al-Qurayshi, also known as Hajji Abdullah, was killed during an overnight raid carried out by US special forces outside the northwest Syrian town of Atmeh. The reclusive IS chief died after detonating a bomb inside his residence that also killed his wife and children, US officials said.
