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What happened in Sinjar region of Iraq/Kurdistan the past three days? He's a brief #thread.
Iraqi government resettled some of the internally displaced Sunni Muslim families to Sinjar, where #YazidiGenocide was committed by ISIS in 2014.
Iraqi government resettled some of the internally displaced Sunni Muslim families to Sinjar, where #YazidiGenocide was committed by ISIS in 2014.
Yezidis protested against this plan in front of the Islamic Mosque located in Sinjar, because according to some witnesses, there were some Sunni Muslims among them who supported and joined #ISIS against the Yezidis in 2014. This people joined ISIS and betrayed the Yezidis back… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
After this protest reached #socialmedia, a group of Imams, sectarianism led Islamic politicians and parties spread a picture of a mosque and saying that Yezidis have demolished it and burnt Islamic Holly Book Quran and attacked and called Yezidis devilworshippers & atheists.
1) Kurdish Islamists plan a terrorist attack on #Yazidis in a TikTok conversation yesterday, mentioning grenades and other specific weaponry:
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2) The men, in Zakho, call for an attack on the nearby Chamishko IDP camp. They refer to other cells—in Erbil and Slemani—whom they encourage to join to help attack Yazidis in other places in Dohuk. An anonymous person made this clip adding translation of a few comments:
3) This situation follows tensions that developed a few days ago following the Iraqi army's decision to officially escort a number of Sunni Arab returnee families back to their homes in #Sinjar City, homes they have not inhabited since 2014.
1) Last week the #Yazidi community lost a true hero. Jameel Ghanem Chomer was a pivotal and constant figure of the humanitarian and advocacy response to the #YazidiGenocide.
2) This man’s life deserves a much greater tribute than I can offer, but I do want to share some comments and images about his story and his service.
3) Jameel was a schoolteacher from Borek on the north side of #Sinjar Mountain. His family fled from the Islamic State (IS) attack on the morning of the genocide (Aug. 3, 2014).
Today #Turkey continues to:
* Shell Parakh village in Zakho #Kurdistan where 9 tourists were killed Wed
* Shell Manbij & Tel Rifaat in NE #Syria
@richghazal @D_abdulkader @CliffSmithZBRDZ explain Erdogan's actions must be met with swift consequences. 1/
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* Shell Parakh village in Zakho #Kurdistan where 9 tourists were killed Wed
* Shell Manbij & Tel Rifaat in NE #Syria
@richghazal @D_abdulkader @CliffSmithZBRDZ explain Erdogan's actions must be met with swift consequences. 1/
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"Not only is Turkey driving out Christians & other ethno-religious minorities, but it also seeks to replace them with the roughly 3.6 million Syrian, mostly Arab, refugees currently within Turkish borders... an act of ethnic cleansing and replacement." 2/
"According to Nadine Maenza, former chair of @USCIRF and newly appointed president of @IrfSecretariat, the fate of the region’s minorities is on the line: “If this area falls [to Turkey], there won’t be any #Christians or #Yazidis left.” 3/
1) This beautiful drawing of Salih Nasir Naso, a twelve-year-old #Yazidi boy murdered by #Turkey in #Sinjar on Wednesday, was done by @HishamHaji2:
2) The girl in the drawing is Salih’s sister, seen in a video captured moments after the bombings, screaming for help on the street, and saying "my brother is in there." At the end of the video she walks past a business named after Nadia Murad.
3) The U.S. is comfortable with Turkey murdering Yazidi children in the name of its “security.” Turkish bombings of Shingal are now in their sixth year. If the U.S. had a problem with it, it would have taken action by now.
🧵 Our newly published @Crisisgroup report on #Sinjar explains why the October 2020 Sinjar agreement has failed to stabilise the district, and why Sinjar remains a flashpoint years after Iraqi and Kurdish forces liberated it from ISIS.
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Nearly two years after Baghdad and Erbil signed the Sinjar agreement, the security situation remains precarious and the district lacks an authorised administration that can carry out public services.
Turkish airstrikes against the PKK and the affiliated Yazidi YBŞ have increased over the last year. Meanwhile, the Iraqi army has increased its presence in the district. In early May, army clashes with the YBŞ displaced thousands.
1) Two+ weeks of violence in #Shingal—following the Iraqi army mobilizing to force-implement the Sinjar Agreement—recently ended. Time for a THREAD on the reasons why the #Sinjar Agreement was unworkable from its inception, and why its implementation will harm the #Yazidi people.
2) Recap—In the past month: Masrour visited Erdogan; Turkey then subsequently launched a new anti-PKK campaign in Iraq ; Kadhimi simultaneously ordered the Iraqi army to mobilize against the #YBŞ, which produced two weeks of hostilities; thousands of #Yazidis were displaced; >
3) Iraq imprisoned two foreign journalists visiting Sinjar; Iran-aligned militias shelled the Turkish military base near Ba‘shiqa & Erbil-based oil installations; Kadhimi appointed Nineveh’s governor as acting head of Sinjar District and then reversed the appointment.
1/ Latest developments in #Shingal: Yesterday, the #Iraq|i army once again strengthened its presence in the #Sinjar region with numerous additional forces as well as heavy military equipment. Tensions between the Iraqi army & #YBŞ remain high. The YBŞ has withdrawn from several
2/ regions to avoid risking further fighting, the unit has stated. The Iraqi army is increasingly taking up positions along the #Syria|n-Iraqi border & had announced plans to build a wall 50km long/3m high along the entire border. Parts of the border wall have already been built.
3/ Trade has come to an almost complete standstill. The YBŞ also considers the construction of the wall an attempt to completely cut off its supply routes to #Rojava.
Disturbing & disappointing developments in continued assaults by #Turkish military in #Syria + #Iraq , particularly Turkish claim that this has been coordinated with Iraq/KRG authorities, which has serious implications for #Yezidi #Yazidi in #Sinjar; and many others.
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In this @washingtonpost article, it implies that cooperation exists among various authorities to green light #Turkey airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. This has serious implications for the so-called "Sinjar Agreement", which has failed to help Yezidis there.
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1) The first ever visit of an Iraqi prime minister to #Sinjar in the post-Saddam era is occurring now. In a telling gesture of dominance over Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi, Turkey has today assassinated a key #Yazidi leader inside Sinjar City who had arrived there as the PM was en-route.
2) Prime Minister al-Kadhimi is in Kocho at this moment. Yesterday was the anniversary of the #Kocho Massacre. As the PM was about to arrive in Sinjar, a Turkish airstrike inside Sinjar City killed Saeed Hasan Saeed, a #YBŞ leader who played a major role in the fight against IS.
3) Saeed Hasan was an Iraqi Yazidi who had no political agenda or activity inside Turkey. He is from Zumani on the south side of Sinjar Mountain, now the site of three large mass graves of Yazidis killed by jihadists.
VIP escort arranged by #Netherlands govt for female #ISIS #Daesh terrorist's return home from #Syria. Female ISIS members committed horrific crimes and provided material support for genocide + terrorism. #Yezidi #Yazidi
video via @HaraldDoornbos
@telegraaf @ADnl @volkskrant
video via @HaraldDoornbos
@telegraaf @ADnl @volkskrant
1) Through the @USAID - US Agency for International Development-funded ‘Safe Return’ project in #Sinjar, Yazda and @heartlandintl_ (HAI) are supporting survivors of severe human rights abuses from minority groups as they reintegrate into their communities.
2) In addition to robust Case Management, the team from Yazda is delivering essential aid, psychosocial support, food assistance, referrals to specialized care and legal aid, and other emergency assistance.
3) Through the livelihoods part, Yazda is coordinating vocational training that has reached 37 survivors & created promising economic opportunities for 20 of those beneficiaries, including Beekeeping, Sewing, Agriculture, Stationery shop, The poultry industry, Beauty Salon.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joey Hood and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq David Copley, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs On the Recent U.S.-#Iraq Strategic Dialogue state.gov/principal-depu…
On US withdrawal from #Iraq:
"The President has directed us to get our forces down to lower levels as quickly as possible"
No sign US expects anything tangible from GOI in terms of its commitments to protect US troops/Iraqi civilians from #IRGC militias.
"The President has directed us to get our forces down to lower levels as quickly as possible"
No sign US expects anything tangible from GOI in terms of its commitments to protect US troops/Iraqi civilians from #IRGC militias.
On Kataib #Hezbollah: "We expect to see the Iraqi Government increasingly asserting itself as it turns its focus from entirely on ISIS to getting sovereign control over all of its territory again from all groups, no matter what they look like."
There are 1000s of stories of Yazidi woman's bravery. After being tortured, raped & sold as a sex shelves by Islamic States (ISIS) terrorists. But they shown their courage & managed to escape from ISIS.
It's been 6 years of #YazidiGenocide but still they're away from justice.1/n
It's been 6 years of #YazidiGenocide but still they're away from justice.1/n
3rd Aug marks 6th anniversary of #YazidiGenocide by Islamic State.
1000s killed. 1000s sexually enslaved. 1000s orphaned. 100s of 1000s exiled.
ISIS members brunt their families alive in front of them, brunt their houses, forcefully raped them and sold them as sex shelves. 2/n
1000s killed. 1000s sexually enslaved. 1000s orphaned. 100s of 1000s exiled.
ISIS members brunt their families alive in front of them, brunt their houses, forcefully raped them and sold them as sex shelves. 2/n
THREAD:
The only #Peshmerga commander Qadir Khorani [a PUK] who didn't abandon Yazidis & fought against ISIS uncovered for the first time that he has been "investigated several times for not carrying the command to leave #Sinjar."
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The only #Peshmerga commander Qadir Khorani [a PUK] who didn't abandon Yazidis & fought against ISIS uncovered for the first time that he has been "investigated several times for not carrying the command to leave #Sinjar."
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"I informed high rank officials that [Peshmerga] forces have started retreating. They said they would respond me in 10 mins. They called me in 30 mins. They ordered to withdraw my forces. I rejected, telling them how can I retreat whereas ISIS is advancing & ppl r coming to us."
"They said 'we r commanding you to retreat.' I said women & children & civilians r on way, I'll never leave them alone w/o fighting. I am responsible in front of the people and God. They contacted me back in 10 mins, once again commanded me to carry out the command to retreat.
1) Reports today of #KDP secret police preventing displaced #Yazidi families from returning to their homes in #Sinjar.
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#Iraq #Kurdistan #KRG
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#Iraq #Kurdistan #KRG
2) This is a sick game the KDP has played since Jan. 2016—a deliberate political strategy that prevents genocide survivors from recovering until KDP powers can unilaterally reassert control and regain hegemony in Sinjar.
3) There have been moments of temporary softening of this policy—during instances when Western pressure on the KDP to end this flagrant abuse of Yazidi human rights has occurred—but KRG allies are habitually quick to forget about the problem and the KDP always resumes the policy.
I met Shereen a few days ago as the #Yazidis mark five years since ISIL’s brutality began on #Sinjar. She tries to forget the pain, but it’s difficult because of her physical and emotional scars. ISIL fighters used her as a sex slave.
She’s among an estimated 7000 #Yezidi women and girls were taken from Sinjar province - many had to endure what Shireen went through.
"I miss my daughters so much, I would give my life if I could see them again" she says holding back tears.
She's found her sons after ISIL lost its last territory in Syria - but her two daughters are still missing.
She's found her sons after ISIL lost its last territory in Syria - but her two daughters are still missing.
The #SDF's proclamation of victory today against #ISIS's territorial Caliphate is a momentous occasion worthy of genuine celebration.
What was once a territory the size of the UK is now zero. That's no small accomplishment.
The #SDF lost 11,000 killed & 21,000 wounded.
What was once a territory the size of the UK is now zero. That's no small accomplishment.
The #SDF lost 11,000 killed & 21,000 wounded.
#pt: After #ISIS's capture of #Mosul, its march south in #Iraq, expansion in #Syria & genocidal threats against #Yazidis in #Sinjar & #Kurds in #Kobani, the US mobilized the largest military coalition in modern history; 79 members.
Due in large part of @brett_mcgurk's hard work.
Due in large part of @brett_mcgurk's hard work.
@brett_mcgurk #pt: As the #SDF has made clear, however, the counter-#ISIS mission must now shift to a new mission - the struggle is far from over.
The now-completed "clear" phase was the easy bit; the "hold" & "build" represents the huge challenge ahead, but our commitment is now in question.
The now-completed "clear" phase was the easy bit; the "hold" & "build" represents the huge challenge ahead, but our commitment is now in question.
[1] "I saw many dead, massacred people": Kinan, 10, has spent half his life as a slave of Daesh (ISIS)". He was kidnapped from his village in #Shingal in 2014. Now he tells his story. Translation in the thread.
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#Syria #Baghouz
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#Syria #Baghouz
[2] "His name is Kinan, he is 10 years old. He was released a week ago after five years serving a Syrian jihadist named Abu Saad. In the cohorts of civilians evacuated from #Baghouz region in #Syria, where the "caliphate" of ISIS lives its last days, there are many children.
[3] Children of jihadists, but also slaves of the Islamic State, like Kinan, who agreed to tell his story to our special envoys. The story of Kinan begins in 2014 when he is taken prisoner by Daesh. The jihadists have just taken, in just a few hours, the Yezidi city of #Sinjar
1) Important: The #KDP has rejected sensible recommendations from the International Crisis Group @CrisisGroup on returning stability to #Sinjar so that the #Yazidi people can return home, rebuilding, and have a future. This affair deserves comment.
#KRG #Kurdistan #Iraq
#KRG #Kurdistan #Iraq
2) The @CrisisGroup is one of the few analyst entities to produce reasonable suggestions that, in fact, reflect what the Yazidis have been demanding for the past 4 ½ years. They recently recommended that the #Yazidi people choose their own administrative leaders for #Sinjar.
3) Dindar Zebari (pictured in 1st tweet), whose lovely job it is to craft responses to the many reports from around the world that criticize KDP policy and HR record, responded, stating that Sinjar already has a mayor (qaymaqam)—Mahama Khalil—who has been elected by the people.
IMPORTANTE
La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
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La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
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1) Today—on the 4th anniversary of the Kocho Massacre, when #IS slaughtered an entire town as part of the Yazidi Genocide—#Turkey bombed a #Yazidi convoy in #Sinjar that was returning from the Kocho Massacre memorial ceremony, killing Mam Zaki, an important Yazidi #PKK leader.
1) The KDP is the most responsible actor for inhibiting #Yazidi post-genocide recovery & preventing resettlement/reconstruction in #Sinjar. The @HudsonInstitute should be cognizant of these well-documented issues before featuring a mouthpiece who routinely defends these abuses.
2) A perusal of any number of articles/reports would enlighten event organizers as to the reaction of incredulity that such an embarrassing choice engenders on the part of Iraqi minorities and those involved in advocacy, humanitarian endeavors, and human rights work.
3) A good place to start for essential background is "The KRG’s Relationship with the Yazidi Minority and the Future of the Yazidis in Shingal (Sinjar):"
joshualandis.com/blog/krgs-rela…
joshualandis.com/blog/krgs-rela…
