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Revealed: Senior ISIS member on trial for kidnapping Êzîdî girl at liberty

Revealed: Senior ISIS member on trial for kidnapping Êzîdî girl at liberty

The ISIS operative was previously announced as “arrested” by the authorities.

30 October 2023

ISIS members continue to shelter in Türkiye, some with Êzidî captives

ISIS members continue to shelter in Türkiye, some with Êzidî captives

Currently, ISIS members that have returned are residing in the provinces of Antakya, Batman, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Yalova and Yozgat, with the largest groups in Ankara and İstanbul, according to data found in indictments and based on publicly available information.

23 August 2022 Hale Gönültaş

'Türkiye should recognize Ezîdî genocide'

'Türkiye should recognize Ezîdî genocide'

"In the eighth year of the genocide against the Ezîdî-Kurds, Türkiye should play its historical role by recognizing this genocide," MP Uca has said.

Happy Çarşema Sor to Êzidîs

Happy Çarşema Sor to Êzidîs

"Because of their language, culture, identity and belief, Êzidîs were massacred 73 times, the last of which was in Shengal," the HDP said in a statement marking the day.

81 mass graves of Êzidis found in Sinjar since 2014, says official

81 mass graves of Êzidis found in Sinjar since 2014, says official

Deputy Minister of the Martyrs in the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Baravan Hamdi has said that what the Êzidis were subjected to in the region “is a genocide according to all available information and documents”.

‘Sinjar attacked by ISIS on the one side, by Turkey on the other’

HDP REPORT

‘Sinjar attacked by ISIS on the one side, by Turkey on the other’

Visiting the Sinjar (Shingal) region, HDP MP Murat Çepni has shared his impressions and observations, noting that ISIS has been gathering strength in the region again. He has defined Turkey’s fight against ISIS as a “big lie”.

17 February 2022

Court releases ISIS members who kidnapped and tried to sell Ezidi child

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Court releases ISIS members who kidnapped and tried to sell Ezidi child

Charged with "high-level membership" in ISIS, the three suspects were caught while trying to sell the child on the deep web.

Ezidi child kidnapped by ISIS suspect rescued in Ankara

Ezidi child kidnapped by ISIS suspect rescued in Ankara

A suspected ISIS operative who came from Iraq's Mosul with a child has been detained.

24 February 2021