Memorial place · Sinjar (Shingal)
Kocho Koço
A village south of Sinjar that has become a memorial to the 2014 genocide.
Overview
About Kocho
Kocho is a village on the southern plain below Mount Sinjar. In August 2014 it was the site of one of the most thoroughly documented massacres of the genocide, and it has since become a place of memory and commemoration for the community.
This entry records the village as a place; the events themselves, the exhumation of mass graves, and the justice process are documented with restraint in the Genocide, Displacement & Justice section. This reference does not reproduce graphic detail or name survivors who have not chosen to identify themselves publicly.
This place is defined in public memory by an atrocity. It is recorded factually, without graphic detail and without naming survivors who have not chosen to identify themselves.
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Coordinates and external references
Coordinates are approximate and provided for orientation. They should be re-checked against an authoritative gazetteer before any operational use.
Source note
References for this place
This entry is an editorial synthesis of the references below, chosen for the place type. It reproduces no restricted or copyrighted text and should be expanded only after specialist review.
The Yezidis
Saqi, 2005, with later fieldwork on persecution, displacement, and ritual change. Used for contemporary community and displacement context.
Displacement Tracking Matrix
Institutional source for displacement and return figures across Sinjar, Duhok, and the Nineveh Plain. Figures move and require re-verification at publish time.
Reports on crimes against the Yazidi community
UN investigative team (2017–2024), including the September 2024 public findings report. Institutional documentation for the events of 2014 referenced by memorial places.