Sinjar

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, (facing front) uses his interpreter to speak to a Sinjar contractor about an unresolved water pumping station electrical problem.

An Iraqi special weapons and tactics soldier takes down a simulated enemy combatant during training in Sinjar, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2008. Coalition forces conduct training scenarios like this for ISWAT to help enhanc More

Airmen from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility prepare a C-130H Hercules for take-off prior to a humanitarian aid mission Aug. 9, 2014. To date, in coordination with the government of Iraq, U.S. mi More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin Swenson, chaplain, ties a knot for a tie on a pallet at a location in Southwest Asia Aug., 11, 2014. Volunteers from across the base came out to help build pallets of humanitarian a More

A member of the U.S. Mount Sinjar Assessment Team receives a warm welcome from locals near Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2014. The team consisted of members from the U.S. Agency for International Development Disaster More

Capt. Ryan Christie, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron mission commander, does preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker. Christie and his aircrew fly refueling missions in support of Operation Endurin More

Pfc. Chris Lunsford, 4-14 Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, communicates with local children during a presence patrol in Sinjar, Iraq, on May 30, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle (far left) discusses security issues withofficers from the Iraqi Border Patrol.

Straps secure water bundles aboard a C-130H Hercules before a humanitarian airdrop over Iraq, Aug. 9, 2014. To date, in coordination with the government of Iraq, U.S. military aircraft have delivered more than More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gautambhai Patel operates a forklift to help ready humanitarian aid pallets at a location in Southwest Asia Aug., 11, 2014. The pallets consist of food and water for humanitarian aid d More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle discusses water-pumping station electrical problems with local Sinjar villagers.

Scenery of Sinjar Mountain in Tal Afar, Iraq Photo by Spc Yolanda Moreno Leon 138th MPAD.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Leavindofske, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron ramp team chief and Senior Airman David Babcock, air transportation journeyman, assist with loading bundles of halal meals on to a C-17 Gl More

Service member volunteers push a completed pallet of food and water to prepare it for loading onto aircraft at a location in Southwest Asia Aug. 11, 2014. Volunteers from across the base came out to help build More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle and his Civil Affairs team check the operability of their Humvee while visiting remote villages in the Ninewa province.

Scenery of Sinjar Mountain in Tal Afar, Iraq Photo by Spc Yolanda Moreno Leon 138th MPAD.

Bundles of halal meals sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III for a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq, Aug. 9, 2014, at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. To date, in coordination with t More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle uses his interpreter to talk to a Sinjar villager about the security of the village water well.

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Tech. Sgt. Lynn Morelly, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, watches bundles of halal meals parachute to the ground during a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq, Aug. 9, 20 More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, uses his interpreter to speak to a Sinjar villager about more civil affiars projects.

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Capt. Erica Stooksbury, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, talks with her co-pilot 1st Lt. Mark Benischek, during a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq, Aug. 9, 2014. To date, More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, (facing front) uses his interpreter to speak to villagers about the progress of their well project.

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle and his interpreter talk with the Mayor of Sinjar.

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

From left, Iraqi Gen. Husan, the Mayor of Sinjar, Capt. Steven Zimmerle and his interpreter on their way to meet with a local leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, (facing front) gives his unit a convoy brief before leaving to visit the Sinjar maternity ward.

Scenery of Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq Photo by Spc Yolanda Moreno-Leon, 138th MPAD.

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, (facing front) uses his interpreter to speak to the Sinjar maternity ward manager about speeding up renovations.

Soldiers from the 334 Signal unit prepare to leave Sinjar Mountain on a mission in Tal Afar, Iraq. Photo by Spc Yolanda Moreno Leon, 138th MPAD.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dave Henson, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a cargo strap holding water bundles aboard a C-130H Hercules Aug. 9, 2014, before a humanitarian airdrop over Iraq More

Capt. Steven Zimmerle, (center) visits the Sinjar maternity ward.

Senior Airman Quinton Hayward, Staff Sgt. Joshua Brown and Master Sgt. Steve Brown, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters, adjust a bundle of halal meals prior to a humanitarian More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Capt. Erica Stooksbury, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, leads the aircrew through a pre-flight briefing for a humanitarian airdrop mission over Iraq, Aug. 9, 2014, at a base in More

Staff Sgt. Huggeons, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., travels with Lt. Col. Fred Johnson during his visit to Sinjar Mountain, Tal Afar, Iraq. for a reenlistment and pa More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy brigade commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., visits Sinjar Mountain at Tal Afar, Iraq for a reenlistment and patch ceremony. Photo More

Post-Card by Sarrafian brothers of Beirut of a group of Yezidis of Jabal [mountain] of Sinjar at the Iraqi-Syrian border. The Yezidi started settling in the mountain beginning in the 13th. century following the More

Views in 28th June 2019 around a villa in Sinjar, used by the Islamic State and then the PMF as a base

Views in 28th June 2019 around a villa in Sinjar, used by the Islamic State and then the PMF as a base

Views in 28th June 2019 around a villa in Sinjar, used by the Islamic State and then the PMF as a base

TABULA PEUTINGERIANA is the result of successive copies and overprints carried out at various times from one or several ancient originals. The oldest information probably goes back to before 79 AD (Pompeii), t More

Views around the old city of Sinjar, seen in May of 2019 after war with the Islamic State

Views around the old city of Sinjar, seen in May of 2019 after war with the Islamic State