Al-Kadhimi: We remember with heavy hearts the heinous crime against our Iraqi Yazidis

Iraq 05:34 PM - 2022-08-03

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi remember on Wednesday, the heinous crime of terrorist gangs against the Iraqi Yazidis, stressing that fairness and justice for their cause are an indispensable part.

Al-Kadhimi said in a tweet, ”We remember with heavy hearts the heinous crime against our Iraqi Yazidis. Fairness and justice for your cause are inevitable; your deep-rooted presence in the great land of Iraq cannot be relinquished. Your presence is a beating heart of brotherhood and love for all Iraqis.”

On August 3rd, 2014, Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists launched a vicious attack on Shingal (Sinjar), the mainland of the Yazidi community, and a disputed town in northern Iraq, killing thousands of Yazidi men and abducting women and children to later be forced into slavery.

The attack also led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of members of the community. Most of them fled to the Kurdistan Region, while others resettled to neighboring countries in the region or Western states.

According to the United Nations, 5,000 Yazidi men died in the massacre. The terrorists have also kidnapped thousands of Yazidi women and teenage girls.

According to the KRG, the terrorists kidnapped more than 6,400 Yazidis, but only half of them managed to escape or survive, while the fate of the rest is still unknown.

We remember with heavy hearts the heinous crime against our Iraqi Yazidis. Fairness and justice for your cause are inevitable. Your deep-rooted presence in the great land of Iraq cannot be relinquished. Your presence is a beating heart of brotherhood and love for all Iraqis.

— Mustafa Al-Kadhimi مصطفى الكاظمي (@MAKadhimi) August 3, 2022

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