Eleven Years After the Ezidi Genocide: What Still Needs to Happen

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Washington, DC | July 24, 2025 | Ezidi Times

Eleven years after the 2014 genocide of the Ezidi people by ISIS, the conversation is no longer about awareness—it’s about action. On July 24, the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative and the Free Yezidi Foundation brought together Ezidi leaders, U.S. policymakers, and advocates in Washington, DC, for a timely discussion on what recovery should actually look like.

The event didn’t shy away from hard truths. Despite ISIS’s defeat, the Ezidi people remain displaced, under-supported, and largely failed by the justice system. Speakers from the Ezidi civil society made it clear: symbolic gestures are not enough. Survivors are still waiting—for reparations, for accountability, and for the world to show that “never again” means something.

The message was clear: the international community must shift from commemoration to commitment. Eleven years is long enough.

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