27 décembre 2014
Yazidi Refugees at Khanke camp in Iraq. Réfugiés Yazidi au camp Khanke en Irak.
© Alfred YAGHOBZADEH / Divergence
Daily life of Yazidi women in Khanke one of the largest refugee camps in Northern Iraq, after fleeing attacks from Islamic State militants (ISIS) overrunning the nearby Sinjar Mountain, that has sheltered nearly 65,000 Yezidis live in tents since August. Life for the Yezidi refugees, driven from their homes by Islamic extremists in Shingal, Nineveh province, sanitation is poor at this camp there are no proper lavatories and baths, refugees struggle to hold off the outbreak of diseases. Khanke tiny town overlooking the Tigris River has unexpectedly become one of Iraq's fastest-growing communities. Khanke-Kurdistan Region,Iraq 13/11/2014
Lieu : DOHUK, IRAQ