While hundreds, perhaps thousands, of articles have been written about the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the last year, very few of them look explicitly at the humanitarian consequences of the militant group's brutal offensives. Indeed, given the many armed actors in the region, it is sometimes hard to isolate out the effects of ISIS violence on civilians, particularly in Syria where violence by government forces has been responsible for most civilian deaths in the country. Yet we cannot forget the main humanitarian consequences of ISIS' military activities — the displacement of large numbers of people. Even if ISIS were to be defeated militarily next month, the displacement it has caused is likely to have consequences for years to come.
What does this mean for Iraq's future? Entire communities have been displaced and many will likely never return to their communities because of fears of continued persecution. And as the number of religious minorities decreases, the situation for those remaining becomes worse.
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