HDP MPs accuse Turkey of exacerbating ISIS threat against Yazidis in Sinjar
"Turkey is the country from which ISIS gets and gathers strength and logistics the most"
Feb 17 2022
http://ahval.co/en-136787
Members of parliament for the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP) have accused Turkey of exacerbating the threats faced by the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq’s Sinjar province, Bianet reported on Thursday.
A delegation of HDP MPs visited Sinjar earlier this month following an escalation in Turkish airstrikes in the region. On Feb 2., Turkish fighter jets and drones struck positions throughout Sinjar, which local media reports described as the most extensive bombardment since 2017.
Turkey has repeatedly targeted members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), accusing the local Yazidi militia of close ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The PKK has been partner to an internal conflict with the Turkish state since the 1980s and is listed as a terrorist organisation by the European Union and the United States.
Sinjar, the traditional homeland of the Yazidis, a religious and ethnic minority some of whom consider themselves Kurdish, came under siege by the Islamic State (ISIS) in August 2014, leaving thousands trapped for months.
The siege was eventually broken the following December by Kurdish forces including PKK fighters. ISIS crimes against the Yazidis have since been designated by the United Nations as a genocide.
Speaking to the press after the delegation to Sinjar, HDP MP Murat Çepni said: “The most striking fact that we encountered there was that Turkey's fight against ISIS is a big lie and that the international community falls short in the face of this critical matter," according to Bianet.
"Turkey is the country from which ISIS gets and gathers strength and logistics the most," he said.
“On the one side, Yazidi try to live under ISIS threat; on the other side, they are subjected to Turkey's bombardments,” he added.
The MPs called for a ban on military aircraft and drones from operating over Sinjar and requested more international support for the region.
Renewed ISIS attacks had been so far met with silence, the MPs said.
Feb 17 2022
http://ahval.co/en-136787
Members of parliament for the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP) have accused Turkey of exacerbating the threats faced by the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq’s Sinjar province, Bianet reported on Thursday.
A delegation of HDP MPs visited Sinjar earlier this month following an escalation in Turkish airstrikes in the region. On Feb 2., Turkish fighter jets and drones struck positions throughout Sinjar, which local media reports described as the most extensive bombardment since 2017.
Turkey has repeatedly targeted members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), accusing the local Yazidi militia of close ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The PKK has been partner to an internal conflict with the Turkish state since the 1980s and is listed as a terrorist organisation by the European Union and the United States.
Sinjar, the traditional homeland of the Yazidis, a religious and ethnic minority some of whom consider themselves Kurdish, came under siege by the Islamic State (ISIS) in August 2014, leaving thousands trapped for months.
The siege was eventually broken the following December by Kurdish forces including PKK fighters. ISIS crimes against the Yazidis have since been designated by the United Nations as a genocide.
Speaking to the press after the delegation to Sinjar, HDP MP Murat Çepni said: “The most striking fact that we encountered there was that Turkey's fight against ISIS is a big lie and that the international community falls short in the face of this critical matter," according to Bianet.
"Turkey is the country from which ISIS gets and gathers strength and logistics the most," he said.
“On the one side, Yazidi try to live under ISIS threat; on the other side, they are subjected to Turkey's bombardments,” he added.
The MPs called for a ban on military aircraft and drones from operating over Sinjar and requested more international support for the region.
Renewed ISIS attacks had been so far met with silence, the MPs said.
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