Lincoln Yazidis reflect on end of Hussein regime in Iraq as US conducts present-day air strikes in Iran

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – For one group of people in Lincoln, the growing uncertainty that follows the end of a regime is nothing new.

The Yazidi people are considered an ethno-religious minority in Iraq, and due to this, they experienced genocide by the terrorist group ISIS after the US captured Saddam Hussein in 2003.

This period motivated the Yazidis to help the American military fight for order in the region…

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