Makhmur- The people living in the Makhmur refugee camp held a commemoration for the victims of the Yazidi genocide, also known as the 74th edict, committed against the Yazidi community by ISIS on August 3, 2014. They gathered in front of the building of the Council of Martyrs' Families and issued a statement. Makhmur Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Spokesperson Leyla Arzu İlhan read the statement on the behalf of the people living in the camp.

“ISIS is the result of an international project”

Before reading the statement, Leyla Arzu İlhan said that they commemorate those who lost their lives in the genocide and that they will keep their memories alive. “A genocide was committed against the Yazidi community. Today, the Yazidi people try to survive and to establish their own system with their own will. Leader Apo’s foresight came true. Before the genocide, he warned the freedom movement, the people of the Middle East and the Kurdish people about a possible genocide. ISIS is the result of an international project. However, those who supported the establishment of ISIS have not been prosecuted yet,” the statement said.

“The resistance of the people of Shengal can frustrate the dirty plans”

“The Yazidi people and community should live freely with their own color, belief, language and culture,” the statement said, “The people of Kurdistan and their friends should come together for Shengal. The people of Shengal continue to exhibit an unmatchable resistance. Only the resistance of the people of Shengal can frustrate the dirty plans against them.”