Khalid Sido Aziz, head of the Ezidi bloc in the Iraqi Parliament, has said that the suffering of the Ezidi people in Shengal remains unresolved more than ten years after the crimes committed by ISIS.
Sido said that thousands of Ezidi civilians continue to live with the psychological and physical consequences of the genocide. He warned that many humanitarian files linked to the ISIS crimes remain open, while families are still waiting for answers about missing and abducted relatives.
According to Sido, the situation in Shengal reflects the continuing neglect faced by Ezidis, particularly in relation to humanitarian, service and security needs. He said that dozens of mass graves have still not been opened, while investigations into other grave sites have not yet been completed.
Sido called for stronger efforts to reveal the fate of abducted and missing Ezidis and to speed up the work connected to mass graves. He also stressed the need to provide justice for victims and their families.
He further urged the authorities to address the humanitarian, service and security files affecting Ezidis in Shengal. He also repeated his rejection of any attempts to allow ISIS members or individuals involved in terrorist crimes to return or be received in any form.
Sido called for the urgent prosecution of ISIS members involved in crimes against the Ezidi people and said that justice for survivors and victims’ families must remain a priority.
More than a decade after the 2014 genocide, many Ezidis continue to face displacement, trauma, missing family members, destroyed homes, lack of services and unresolved security concerns. The issue of mass graves remains one of the most painful and urgent files, as many families are still waiting to recover and identify the remains of their loved ones.
