As the world commemorates the Yazidi genocide this week, Awsman warns of the reality on the ground - many still live in displacement camps, thousands missing, and the security and economic situation slow to improve. #

Awsman eventually fled to the U.S. His family returned to Sinjar. In January, Awsman returned home, the first time he had been back since 2014. He recalls a very different home - crumbling buildings and few economic opportunities...

Awsman recalls local security forces fleeing without warning, leaving his community without protection. His family, along with nearly half a million others, fled to Mount Sinjar where they escaped from the extremist group...

Video journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning:

They're seeing increased activity by ISIS sleeper cells in Manbij and near Raqqa, including the release of former fighters from prisons. "Whatever we did through all of the years with the United States, with the global coalition to stop and end ISIS, it will be all gone in vain." 2/2