
This photo taken on May 12, 2025 shows Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

Yazidis are seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

Yazidis are seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

Yazidi children are seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

This photo taken on May 12, 2025 shows Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

A Yazidi family is seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

Yazidis are seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)

Yazidis are seen at Lalish Temple, which is considered as the main temple of the Yazidi religion, in Lalish, Duhok province, northern Iraq, May 12, 2025.
The Yazidis are an Iraqi ethnic and religious minority. In 2014, when Islamic State (IS) militants took control of large swathes in northern and central Iraq, the extremist militants abducted and enslaved hundreds of Yazidi women and children. (Xinhua/Duan Minfu)



