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their loved ones, on the fifth anniversary of the start of the ISIS genocide against Yazidis. ISIS rounded up everyone in the village at gunpoint in the school past the wall, shooting men and older boys and taking women and children captive. Andrea DiCenzo for NPR hide caption
A procession of survivors makes its way to mass graves near the village of Kocho containing the bodies of their loved ones, on the fifth anniversary of the start of the ISIS genocide against Yazidis. ISIS rounded up everyone in the village at gunpoint in the school past the wall, shooting men and older boys and taking women and children captive.
Andrea DiCenzo for NPR2020 has been a year of resilience in the face of tragedy. But for much longer, resilience in the face of tragedy has been a defining story of the Middle East.
In her final conversation for NPR, international correspondent Jane Arraf reflects on what it's been like to watch that story unfold.
Arraf is departing NPR to take on the role as Baghdad bureau chief for The New York Times. Follow her on Twitter here.
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This episode was produced by Brianna Scott, Connor Lee Hale, and Brent Baughman. It was edited by Sami Yenigun with help from Larry Kaplow and Jane Arraf. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.
