Sinjar

Sinjar is a city in the north of Iraq. It is in Shingal District, Nineveh Province, near Mount Shingal. Many Yezidi people live in this city. In 2014, it was the site of the Sinjar massacre.[1][2]

Al-Jazira region in northern Iraq.

References
  1. "Iraq's Yazidis living in fear on Mount Sinjar". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. CNN, Nima Elbagir. "Mass graves, missing children: Brutality in Sinjar". CNN. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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