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2 days ago · Yazda, together with Sinjar Academy and Free Yezidi Foundation is publishing a Policy Paper which dives deep into the ongoing challenges faced by the Yazidi community, including protracted displacements, the lack of safety and guarantees of non-repetition, the reconstruction of Sinjar. It also underlines the remarkable efforts of the Yazidi ...
1 day ago · On July 25, Iraq’s Ministry for Migration and the Displaced said that 805 households of IDPs returned to their home district of Sinjar from the Sharya IDP camp in Duhok province. more…
1 day ago · Sinjar, a remote district in Northwest Iraq, has suffered from neglect and political isolation for decades. In 2014, ISIS’s occupation caused severe infrastructure damage, mass displacement, and the disappearance, enslavement, or murder of nearly 8,000 civilians. The Yezidi community suffered greatly. Many outside Iraq will recall dramatic news reports on U.S. food assistance airdrops to […]
4 days ago · (THE CONVERSATION) On the morning of Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State group launched a ruthless and swift campaign in Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq. The target was Yezidis: a monotheistic religious group whose members have long been persecuted. As forces affiliated with the regional Kurdish government ...
4 days ago · Analysis. July 22, 2024. Mike Fleet, Mohanad Adnan. In the aftermath of the December 2023 Provincial Council (PC) elections, political parties across Iraq have been seeking to shore up their gains or minimize their losses in the formation of the provincial executive governments, with some provinces, like Kirkuk and Diyala, remaining in deadlock ...
5 days ago · It is noteworthy that the voluntary return program comes as part of the efforts to rebuild the affected areas, where more than 700 families have returned from the camps of Dohuk Governorate to Sinjar so far. Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement in October 2020 to normalize the situation in Sinjar, including joint administration of the district.
5 days ago · It is noteworthy that the voluntary return program comes as part of the efforts to rebuild the affected areas, where more than 700 families have returned from the camps of Dohuk Governorate to Sinjar so far. Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement in October 2020 to normalize the situation in Sinjar, including joint administration of the district.
