Nineveh security official bemoans Sinjar IDP repatriation delays, calls for removal of armed groups

Mohammed Kakayi, head of the Security Committee in the Nineveh Provincial Council, told The New Region that “tens of thousands of people, especially from the Yazidi community, remain in camps or scattered in other parts of Iraq.

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Remains of 22 Yazidis returned to Sinjar

These were the eighth wave of remains returned to families, making a total of 297 cases of identified and returned remains, according to the ministry of health statement.

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EU urges Baghdad, Erbil to implement Sinjar Agreement for safe return of Yazidis

The European Union urges Erbil and Baghdad to "proceed with the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement, as this would improve living conditions in Sinjar and allow Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Yazidi community to return.”

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PKK disarmament sparks hope for Sinjar return, but deep challenges persist

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has officially begun disarmament following a call from its leader Abdullah Ocalan, raising hopes for the return of displaced Yazidis to Sinjar. However, Iraqi lawmakers and security experts caution that the move, while symbolic, is not enough to solve the crisis.

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Security, financial issues halt Sinjar return process for Yazidi IDPs

The relocating of Yazidi people who were forced to flee their native Sinjar during the Islamic State (ISIS) territorial take over of large parts of Iraq has met with myriad complications, with those involved bemoaning a lack of financial support for the initiative.

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Iraqi army to withdraw from Sinjar city center after agreement with YBS: Official

The agreement comes after amid days of tensions between the two sides

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Iraqi army clashes with PKK-affiliated group in Sinjar, injuries reported

The skirmish occurred after members of the the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS), an all-Yazidi PKK-affiliated group "kidnapped a citizen in Sinjar district,” the Joint Operations Command said in a statement. 

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Swedish woman sentenced to 12 years for keeping Yazidi women, children as slaves

A Swedish citizen by the name of Lina Ishaq kept Yazidi women "imprisoned and treated them as her property by holding them as slaves for a period of, in most cases, five months.”

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Human remains believed killed by ISIS found inside water tank in Sinjar: Watchdog

The Petrichor Organization for Human Rights announced the remains are believed to be the victims of the Islamic State (ISIS) massacre in August 2014. 

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