The plight of the Yezidi population in Shangal is described in a report (USCIRF) USA
A new report by the official US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) says that 200,000 displaced Yazidis who survived the genocide by the ISIS terrorist group in Shangal are still languishing in camps for displaced persons in Dahuk, as the Shangal Agreement remains unrealized.
The report notes that "four years after the defeat of IS, most of the more than 200,000 displaced Yazidis who survived the IS genocide in northern Iraq are still languishing in camps for internally displaced persons in Dahuk, with about 80,000 having migrated abroad," the report says.
In June 2021, almost 1,400 Yazidis were temporarily left homeless after a fire destroyed part of the Sharya camp for internally displaced persons, which further aggravated the problems of the Yazidi minority. The whereabouts of nearly 3,000 abducted Yezidi women and girls also remain unknown to this day.
The historical homeland of the Yezidis, Shangal, remains largely devastated: only about 170,000 people have returned to Shangal and the Nineveh Plains due to a variety of factors, including political tensions, many armed groups, minimal restoration of infrastructure and basic services, as well as limited economic opportunities."
The report also states that unresolved border disputes between the PKK and the Iraqi federal Government have negatively affected security in northern Iraq.
In October 2020, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region announced an agreement with the support of the United Nations on the restoration and normalization of the situation in Shangal, where competing armed groups operate. The agreement provides for the withdrawal of all armed groups from the area, the restoration of the local administration and the appointment of a new mayor, the implementation of this agreement has so far failed.
Moreover, the report says that Yazidi leaders who sought meaningful participation in the implementation of the agreement feel excluded from the process.
The report also notes that religious and ethnic minority communities in northern Iraq "have suffered disproportionately due to terrorist attacks by ISIS henchmen on the Shangala Self-Defense Units (YBS), the Yezidi security forces."
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The plight of the Yezidi population in Shangal is described in a report (USCIRF) USA
A new report by the official US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) says that 200,000 displaced Yazidis who survived the genocide by the ISIS terrorist group in Shangal are still languishing in camps for displaced persons in Dahuk, as the Shangal Agreement remains unrealized.
The report notes that "four years after the defeat of IS, most of the more than 200,000 displaced Yazidis who survived the IS genocide in northern Iraq are still languishing in camps for internally displaced persons in Dahuk, with about 80,000 having migrated abroad," the report says.
In June 2021, almost 1,400 Yazidis were temporarily left homeless after a fire destroyed part of the Sharya camp for internally displaced persons, which further aggravated the problems of the Yazidi minority. The whereabouts of nearly 3,000 abducted Yezidi women and girls also remain unknown to this day.
The historical homeland of the Yezidis, Shangal, remains largely devastated: only about 170,000 people have returned to Shangal and the Nineveh Plains due to a variety of factors, including political tensions, many armed groups, minimal restoration of infrastructure and basic services, as well as limited economic opportunities."
The report also states that unresolved border disputes between the PKK and the Iraqi federal Government have negatively affected security in northern Iraq.
In October 2020, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region announced an agreement with the support of the United Nations on the restoration and normalization of the situation in Shangal, where competing armed groups operate. The agreement provides for the withdrawal of all armed groups from the area, the restoration of the local administration and the appointment of a new mayor, the implementation of this agreement has so far failed.
Moreover, the report says that Yazidi leaders who sought meaningful participation in the implementation of the agreement feel excluded from the process.
The report also notes that religious and ethnic minority communities in northern Iraq "have suffered disproportionately due to terrorist attacks by ISIS henchmen on the Shangala Self-Defense Units (YBS), the Yezidi security forces."
Mlêtê Êzidî
Tags: #yazidisinfo #newsyazidis #aboutyazidis #iraqyazidis #genocideyazidis #USCIRF
