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Drone attack on worker tents in Sinjar: Five killed

Drone attack on worker tents in Sinjar: Five killed

The workers involved in well construction for the Sinjar Autonomous Administration's project to bring water to villages were targeted in a drone attack. The administration announced that 5 workers were killed and called on the public to join a protest today.

29 December 2023

Three injured in drone strike in Sinjar

Three injured in drone strike in Sinjar

Turkey has yet to release a statement about the attack.

14 November 2023

Drone strike kills three Yazidi commanders in Sinjar

Drone strike kills three Yazidi commanders in Sinjar

Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) announced that three of their commanders lost their lives in the airstrike targeting a vehicle near the Serdest Camp.

18 September 2023

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Women from across the world call on the UN to ‘take action regarding the attacks against Kurds’

Seventy-five women's organizations and individuals from five continents have urged the UN to mobilize its mechanisms regarding attacks on Makhmour, Sinjar, and Rojava.

‘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

Airstrike Against Sinjar, Karajak by Turkish Armed Forces

Airstrike Against Sinjar, Karajak by Turkish Armed Forces

In the wake of President Erdoğan’s statement signalling “an operation into east of Euphrates”, the Turkish Armed Forces have launched an airstrike against Sinjar and Karajak mountains in northern Iraq.

14 December 2018

Artists Call For Solidarity With Ezidi People

Artists Call For Solidarity With Ezidi People

Various artists including Şevval Sam, Engin Günaydın, and Meltem Cumbul took part in a video project to call for solidarity with Ezidi people who ran away from their homes to Turkey.

24 September 2014

Mardin Bus Terminal’s New Passengers: Ezidi People

NİLAY VARDAR REPORTED FROM MARDIN

Mardin Bus Terminal’s New Passengers: Ezidi People

Having run away from ISIS in Sinjar, Ezidi people found refuge in a intercity bus terminal in the southeastern province of Mardin. However, nobody yet knows where this journey will end.

15 September 2014 Nilay Vardar

“Ezidis Aren’t Refugees, But Dwellers of This Land”

“Ezidis Aren’t Refugees, But Dwellers of This Land”

As the number of Ezidi refugees from Sinjar reached 20,000, HDP deputy Selma Irmak said the government support wasn’t enough.

29 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Iraqi Deputy Speaks Up on Ezidi People

YAZIDI DEPUTY VIYAN DAHIL

Iraqi Deputy Speaks Up on Ezidi People

Viyan Dahil, an Ezidi deputy from Iraq whose helicopter crashed while dropping humanitarian aid in Iraq, urged from her hospital bed in Istanbul to help Ezidi people.

15 August 2014 Nilay Vardar