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Following an agreement between the central Iraqi government and Southern Kurdistan Regional Government on October 9, 2020, the autonomous region of Shengal became a target once again. The agreement foresaw that the autonomous region of Shengal be controlled y the Iraqi government after it was liberated by the locals from the bloody hands of ISIS.
The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly (MXDŞ), shared a written statement today after news broke out that the Iraqi government deployed 10,000 soldiers to the region. The Autonomous Assembly of Shengal stated that the area is facing a great danger after the agreement and called for their Autonomous status to be recognized.
Drawing attention to the genocidal attack of ISIS gangs against Shengal in 2014, an attack which the Yazidis described as the 74th edict, the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council reported that the Yazidis were facing the 75th edict after the October 9 agreement. “Where were those who want to send military force to Shengal, when ISIS gangs attacked?” The Shengal Council announced that Shengal does not need any foreign power and can protect itself.
Emphasizing that they are not in favor of any conflict as the Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council, the statement continued, “We want to state that we will use our right of self-defense only if there is an attack against the gains of our people.”
According to the Yazidis, the 9 October agreement has 6 aims:
- Destroying the will of the Yazidi people, liquidating the Yazidi’ self-defense.
- The arrest of Yazidis who fought against ISIS.
- Confiscation of weapons used in Shengal’s self-defense.
- Prevent commuting by creating checkpoints between cities, neighborhoods and villages.
- Placing foreign armed forces in the holy places of Yazidis such as Çêlmêra and Şêbilqasim Kiçil Laliî by taking the borders of Shengal under siege.
- Resettlement of Arabs who helped ISIS to kill, kidnap and sell the Yazidis by supporting their gangs.
MXDŞ stated that the development of these 6 articles would mean the 75th Edict, and demanded the Kurdish and world public opinion to act immediately. In the statement of the MXDŞ, the following call was made:
“Today, the Iraqi government imposes a new decree on Shengal with the methods that the ISIS gangs cannot complete. We want our people in all four parts of Kurdistan and all our political parties to act immediately to prevent this new decree. “
