Today, the first brick was laid for New Kocho village as work begins to build a new home for survivors of the Kocho Massacre. On 15th August 2014, 518 Yazidis were killed by ISIS, and their village was completely destroyed. The majority of men and older women were murdered while the younger women and children were taken into captivity. Over 17 mass graves have been...
On August 15, 2024, thousands of Yazidi survivors, victims’ families, local community members, government authorities, and representatives from international and local organizations gathered at the mass grave in Kocho village to mark the 10th anniversary of the Kocho massacre. The people of Kocho, alongside all survivors, have bravely fought for justice, sharing...
Ten years ago, Nadia’s home village of Kocho was torn apart by unthinkable atrocities. On August 15, 2014, after two weeks under siege, ISIS unleashed a brutal, systematic campaign of executions and enslavement on the Yazidi people of Kocho. Today, Kocho remains largely in ruins. A new cemetery stands as a reminder of the lives lost to some of the most horrific acts...
By August 15th, 2014, ISIS had already taken control of most of the Sinjar region and encircled the village of Kocho. The internationally declared genocide resulted in the murder of hundreds of innocent men, violent separation of families, abduction of women and children, massacre of the elderly, and forced displacement of the entire Kocho community. It has been nine...