The Syrian Rose

According to multiple sources, this attack took place on January 25th of this year. A Yazidi militia attacked two Sunni villages in northern Iraq, killing 21 civilians and abducting 40 more. The militia was said to have attacked without prejudice, and it is reported that the dead included the disabled, old, women, and children. The Yazidis themselves have suffered greatly at the hands of Daesh (ISIS) according to Al Jazeera. The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious community from northern Iraq.
This attack will only serve to increase already heightened tensions in the area.

Read the Vice article about this attack HERE
Read the Al Jazeera article about this attack HERE