Joe Snell
🌍 World news for The Washington Post. Assyrian. joseph.snell@washpost.com
- Dler Awsman woke up in southern Sinjar on Aug. 2, 2014, to his father warning of trucks approaching from the desert - the Islamic State was fast advancing... www.youtube.com/shorts/kStXS...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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. #
- Reposted by Joe SnellVideo journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning:
