The Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives welcomes the decision of the German parliament to recognize the “genocide” of the Yazidis, and calls on the international community to support Iraq to reveal the fate of the abductees and rebuild Sinjar.

The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, welcomed the decision of the German parliament, which stipulated the recognition of the genocide crimes committed against the Yazidi Kurds by the terrorist organization ISIS,which caused the killing of more than five thousand, including children and women in 2014 and the destruction of their areas.

The Deputy Speaker indicated the importance of this decision and the German step, as it includes measures and procedures aimed at eliminating the effects and repercussions of the genocide, while his Sovereignty called on the international community to provide support to Iraq and support efforts to reveal the fate of the kidnapped, rebuild Sinjar, provide basic services and infrastructure, and compensate those affected financially. And morally.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives
Friday 20/1/2023