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Cairo
Iraqi President Barham Salih has called for all efforts to be put towards returning people who were displaced when Islamic State overran large parts of his country years ago, including Yezidi women who are still living in camps.
“This requires support for our capabilities and efforts from our friends and international organisations,” Salih said in a pre-recorded speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
He added that Yezidi women, who were displaced when Islamic State overran their homeland of Sinjar in northern Iraq in 2014, were still suffering from the Islamic State’s actions.
“Days ago, I met with Yezidi women and Shiite Turkmens who survived the savagery of terrorism and its horrors, and I listened to their painful suffering, which they still feel although three years have passed since the cities were fully liberated [from Islamic State],” Salih said.
“Those women still live in psychological and physical suffering due to what happened to them. And they still live in camps,” he added.
The Yezidis follow an ancient religion that combines Zoroastrian, Gnostic and Islamic elements. They have long suffered persecution, partly because aspects of their faith have been misinterpreted as devil worship.
The Islamic State terrorist group targets the religious minority group, including sexually enslaving the women.
Cairo
Iraqi President Barham Salih has called for all efforts to be put towards returning people who were displaced when Islamic State overran large parts of his country years ago, including Yezidi women who are still living in camps.
“This requires support for our capabilities and efforts from our friends and international organisations,” Salih said in a pre-recorded speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
He added that Yezidi women, who were displaced when Islamic State overran their homeland of Sinjar in northern Iraq in 2014, were still suffering from the Islamic State’s actions.
“Days ago, I met with Yezidi women and Shiite Turkmens who survived the savagery of terrorism and its horrors, and I listened to their painful suffering, which they still feel although three years have passed since the cities were fully liberated [from Islamic State],” Salih said.
“Those women still live in psychological and physical suffering due to what happened to them. And they still live in camps,” he added.
The Yezidis follow an ancient religion that combines Zoroastrian, Gnostic and Islamic elements. They have long suffered persecution, partly because aspects of their faith have been misinterpreted as devil worship.
The Islamic State terrorist group targets the religious minority group, including sexually enslaving the women.
