The 2014 Yazidi genocide and its effect on Yazidi diaspora

Abstract

Since the so-called Islamic State's attack on Yazidi settlements in Northern Iraq on Aug 3, 2014, 3100 Yazidis have been killed and 6800 have been kidnapped.2 Germany's Yazidi community is the largest Yazidi diaspora, and many of these individuals have relatives in Iraq and Syria. We investigated the effect of genocide on Yazidis in Germany with regard to the presence of psychological distress (especially traumatic stress), personal connection to the genocide, and readiness to help the recovery effort.