Iraq in Recovery: Plight remains serious for displaced Yazidis in Sinjar
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In the valley of Mount Sinjar, two thousand Yazidi families are living at a single tent camp.
This tent camp is home to nearly 2,000 Yazidi families, who have been there since escaping a massacre by the ISIL militants in August, 2015. /CGTN Photo

This tent camp is home to nearly 2,000 Yazidi families, who have been there since escaping a massacre by the ISIL militants in August, 2015. /CGTN Photo

Krait Suliman and his neighbors are spending their third winter. He said that most of the tents are torn apart. When it rains, the water comes in and runs all over on the ground. They also lost power supply as the generators broke down and need to be fixed, and the fuels to power generators are limited.
This tent is home to all family members and, in some cases, accommodates as many as 15 people. /CGTN Photo.‍

This tent is home to all family members and, in some cases, accommodates as many as 15 people. /CGTN Photo.‍

On August 3, 2014, ISIL militant fighters launched an attack on the Yazidis.
A survey by PLOS Medicine journal shows about 3,100 were killed – with more than half shot, beheaded or burned alive – and about 6,800 kidnapped to become sex slaves or fighters.
In June 2016, the UN formally recognized the killing as genocide.
Ibrahin, coordinator of the displaced Yazidis community at Mount Sinjar, calls for more assistance from government and the international community. /CGTN Photo

Ibrahin, coordinator of the displaced Yazidis community at Mount Sinjar, calls for more assistance from government and the international community. /CGTN Photo

Ibrahin is the coordinator of the displaced Yazidis community at Mount Sinjar.
He said, for centuries, they have been willfully mistreated for their religion and it’s unfair for peace-loving believers to go through over 70 genocidal massacres.
With inadequate support from the government, he called for international attention. In an optimal scenario, he hoped to have a place run by Yazidis within the federal government of Iraq.
Yazidi boys play football at a tent camp in the valley of Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq. /CGTN Photo

Yazidi boys play football at a tent camp in the valley of Mount Sinjar in northwestern Iraq. /CGTN Photo

In local legend, Sinjar Mountain is the final resting place of Noah’s ark, a vessel used to escape from a world-engulfing flood. But for those displaced Yazidis, at least for the time being, it hasn’t been a safe haven and they still have serious plight to overcome.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) distributes cash to Yazidi families in the camp to help them cope with winter needs. /ICRC Photo

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) distributes cash to Yazidi families in the camp to help them cope with winter needs. /ICRC Photo