Daesh crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide, UN investigation team finds May 11, 2021 A young boy in Iraq stands next to a car that was torched by Daesh in this courtesy file photo. NEW YORK — A UN team investigating the atrocities of Daesh also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in Iraq has established “clear and convincing evidence” of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority, the Security Council heard on Monday. In his final briefing to ambassadors, Karim Khan, special adviser and head of the team, known as UNITAD, reported that investigators have reached a “landmark moment” in their work.