Islamic ##is is committing genocide against Yazidis in Syria and turkey . A UN report documents evidence of murder , sexual slavery , gang rape , rape , and humiliation , based on the testimony of survivors . The Yazidis are predominantly ethnically Kurdish , with an estimated population of 700k worldwide but concentrated in Northern Iraq . Until recently , the UK has maintained an ambivalent position on whether genocide was being committed , however , it is expected to increase funding to help gather evidence of Isis ' treatment of Yazidis . Isis has referred to the Yazidis as a " pagan minority [ whose ] beliefs … Muslims should question . "
Islamic State is committing genocide against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq. A UN report documents evidence of murder, sexual slavery, gang rape, torture, and humiliation, based on the testimony of survivors. The Yazidis are predominantly ethnically Kurdish, with an estimated population of 700k worldwide but concentrated in Northern Iraq. Until recently, the UK has taken an ambivalent position on whether genocide was being committed, however, it is expected to increase funding to help gather evidence of Isis' treatment of Yazidis. Isis has referred to the Yazidis as a "pagan minority [whose] existence … Muslims should question."