Iraq
Not the end of the IS killings in Iraq’s Yazidis
For nearly two years killing and of the IS enslaved Kurdish Yezidi in Iraq. Although international pressure on the terrorist militia is growing, see Yazidis no reason to Breathe a sigh of relief.
In front of the IS-fighters in the past two years, hundreds of thousands of Yazidis fled
The Iraqi Jesidin Nadia Murad has witnessed the brutal violence of the “Islamic state” (IS) in his own body. She was three-months-long sex slave in the violence of the terrorist militia, while thousands of Yazidis were killed in massacres, or on the run for their lives. Since her release she is fighting for the atrocities of the IS international be classified as genocide. To do this, you already held before the UN security Council in a speech.
A few days ago, the extremist organization provided her with new arguments. IS-minions burned according to eye-witness reports to the public 19 Jesidinnen, you should have fought against her rape. Back cover for your Mission got Murad now by the report of a UN Commission, which the extremist organization genocide discards.
Also, the prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney turned on. The wife of Hollywood Stars George Clooney wants to achieve, that IS-leaders before the International criminal court of justice of the process.
Of the in Geneva presented the report of the UN Commission of inquiry condemned ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the terrorist group. The “Islamic state” would destroy the Yazidis, said the experts, according to Interviews with Survivors, religious representatives, lawyers, and doctors. The authors of the report lists indiscriminate killings, trafficking, forced conversions, torture and other atrocities.
The tragedy of the religious community with Kurdish roots had come to a head in August 2014. At the time, IS fighters in the Sinjar mountains in the North-West of Iraq. There are many of the about 600,000 Yazidis lived in the country. The Kurdish Peshmerga units, which should protect the Yazidis, actually, fled before the better armed warriors under the black IS flag. In the case of massacres and the flight of thousands died.
No religious rights
The hatred of the Sunni IS extremists on the Yazidis. The followers of the ancient Religion have from the IS point of view, not a sacred book and therefore no protection of rights, as Christians, at least in theory. If Yezidis were the IS in the hands of that offer is often only the choice between conversion to Islam or to die, says Ahmed Burjus, Vice-Director of the jesidischen organization, Yazda, based in the UK. The Association is also in Iraq and in the USA.
This Jesidinnen came free, 2015 from IS captivity. Thousands are still in the hands of the terrorist militia
Women are left Burjus according to the life, you need as sex slaves to abuse. “In the hands of the IS more than 3000 jesidische women and girls are still,” says the I-representative. Again and again, some of them may escape or be ransomed. Burjus also recalls the fate of the abducted children: “More than 1000 jesidische children are store in IS training, where you have a brain to be subjected to Laundry, to be the next Generation of terrorists.”
But even those who escaped the immediate danger due to violence and capture, have little reason to hope. The Sahap Dag, Secretary-General of the Central Council of Yazidis in Germany reported. He describes the situation in the former settlement areas as catastrophic. It was impossible, in the hastily abandoned villages to return to, says Dag, who visited in April, the Region. “Houses and roads are destroyed. Many people have a fear of the hidden mines,” he said.
In the refugee camp Scharya in the Kurdish North of Iraq, especially the Yezidis have taken refuge in it.
Lost Trust
Today, most of Iraq, life of Yazidis in areas held by the Kurdistan regional government. However, although the Yezidis are Kurds, has clouded the relationship with the regional government. In Oldenburg, living in the Dag no longer says: “The confidence is there.” He accuses the Kurdish leadership in Erbil, nothing to do with it, that is 400,000 Yazidis would have to endure under the increasingly difficult conditions in tent camps.
The Secretary-General of the Central Council of Yazidis tells the story of three women who came with their children from the IS captivity. After months in the dark dungeons of the extremists group, you would have received no help. To twelve you should now be in a tent of about ten square meters in one of the refugee camps in Northern Iraq, hausen.
Forgotten by the world
It’s very common. For the jesidischen refugees, there is little work and little Schooling. Also, the support of the many traumatized refugees is considered to be totally inadequate. The international community can no longer take care of the Yazidis, writes Dag. “The Yezidis have fallen into oblivion,” he says.
Of the middle Eastern neighboring States, the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdish regional government in Erbil, the Yazidis have to be expected according to Burjus. There, the Islamic legal system, Sharia law applies everywhere as an essential basis of the legislation. Because the Yazidis have no protection of rights in Islamic law, they would be considered by Muslims often, as infidels and shunned.
Despite the tragedy, wishes Dag, the Yazidis remain in their region of origin. “We are not advocating that you leave your country,” he says. “But if it goes on like this, I see no perspective for the Yazidis and also not for the Christians.”