Episode 198 – ISIS crimes against the Yazidis are things we must never forget
Everyone knows of the brutality of ISIS, the so-called Islamic State terrorist group. During its short-lived ‘Caliphate’ in parts of Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan from 2014-2019 it engaged in heinous crimes against thousands, beheading, drowning, burning alive, throwing people off buildings…real acts of depravity. One group which was a particular target were the Yazidis, who have lived in the region for centuries. Borealis talks to the president of the Canadian Yazidi Association to understand what this period meant to the global Yazidi community and how it feels to see Canadians who joined ISIS portrayed as ‘victims’ who need to be repatriated from Iraq and Syria.
About my guest
Jamileh Naso is a co-founder and President of the Canadian Yazidi Association, a non-profit organization designed to assist Yazidis in need. It was founded shortly after ISIS’s genocidal campaign to eradicate the Yazidi people in August 2014 in Iraq. The Canadian Yazidi Association seeks to implement projects and programs to support members of the Yazidi community and create local and global awareness of the plight of the Yazidis.
https://canadianyazidiassociation.com
Over 2,000 kidnapped Yezidi women remain in ISIS custody (kurdistan24.net)
Nearly 300,000 Yazidis remain in Kurdistan Region… | Rudaw.net
CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE EH!
In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counter-terrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts, 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
About Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specialising in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation. He is the author of six books on terrorism, including the most recent The Peaceable Kingdom: A history of terrorism in Canada from Confederation to the present.
