Shangal newspaper editor: Genocide of Yazidis continues in Shangal
Some Yazidis managed to escape, but many still remain captive in the Sinjar Mountains, editor of Shangal newspaper Gyurjis Kochoyan told reporters on Thursday.
“The genocide of Yazidis continues in Shangal and Turkey is the main culprit,” he said.
Mr Kochoyan noted that a couple of days ago they managed to rescue 25 women and children in the Sinjar Mountains.
Amo Sharoyan, head of Midia Shangal, national union of Yazidis, said for his part that 1,700-5,000-member detachments intend to take back Sinjar from IS militants.
“A Yazidi delegation has visited the U.S. State Department and reached an agreement on receiving military assistance,” he added.