Sinjar, a town in Iraq with a rich history, was once described by geographer Zakariya al-Qazwini as “little Damascus” due to its bathhouses with colourful mosaics and octagonal stone pools reminiscent of the Syrian city. However, in recent years, the town once celebrated for its beauty has become synonymous with devastation. Ten years ago in 2014, the Islamic State (IS) launched a brutal two-week campaign to drive the Yazidis from the community’s ancient homeland in northern Iraq. Labelling them as “infidels” and “devil worshippers,” IS executed men or forced them to convert to IS’s beliefs, w…