Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern

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Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern

Having survived Assad and the Islamic State, Yazidis remain suspicious of Sharaa’s government. November 28, 2025, 8:46 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

A woman, man and boy sit on a couch with another woman at right in a chair.

HASAKAH, Syria—Just outside the small Yazidi village of Barzan, in northeastern Syria, 10-year-old Shadi Rasho stood up to recite a prayer. His light but melancholic voice continued for a few minutes as the room listened in silence.

“This is what children who stay here can do,” said Shadi’s older brother, 21-year-old Souliman Rasho.

HASAKAH, Syria—Just outside the small Yazidi village of Barzan, in northeastern Syria, 10-year-old Shadi Rasho stood up to recite a prayer. His light but m