Reports claim that nearly 80 people have lost their lives in this massacre carried out in Kocho village. And all of the 80 deceased’s are reportedly Yazidi’s. At this juncture, Spectralhues would maintain its point of the website being unable to secure a confirmation about the made claims. We have honestly named the source from where we have picked up bytes.
People reportedly say many dead bodies in the village which clearly indicated some happenstance there.
In his statement on 14th August, President Obama updated: “Over the last week, the U.S. military conducted humanitarian air drops every night –- delivering more than 114,000 meals and 35,000 gallons of fresh water. We were joined in that effort by the United Kingdom, and other allies pledged support. Our military was able to successfully strike ISIL targets around the mountain, which improved conditions for civilians to evacuate the mountain safely.”
He also said: “Now, the situation remains dire for Iraqis subjected to ISIL’s terror throughout the country, and this includes minorities like Yezidis and Iraqi Christians; it also includes Sunnis, Shia and Kurds. We’re going to be working with our international partners to provide humanitarian assistance to those who are suffering in northern Iraq wherever we have capabilities and we can carry out effective missions like the one we carried out on Mount Sinjar without committing combat troops on the ground.”
Yazidi’s.
Yazidi’s are mostly people who speak Kurdish language and are considered as the world’s oldest monotheistic minorities. Yazidi’s follow religion rooted in Persian religions blended with elements of pre-Islamic Mesopotamian. There are some crucial Yazidi communities who speak Arabic as their native language.
Yazidis are monotheists, believing in one God, who created the world and entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of seven Holy Beings.
Progressive decision or leadership crisis?
Amidst this, Nouri al-Maliki resigned as the Prime Minister of Iraq. The parliament has now asked Prime Ministerial designate Haider al-Abadi to form a government there in Iraq.
This resignation is being seen as a hopeful one. Experts say that his resignation has escalated hope in Iraq. Iraqis have welcomed the decision of Nouri al-Maliki though their lives are still in danger.
Bloomberg reported that Susan Rice, Obama’s national security adviser, said in a statement that Maliki’s decision was one of several “encouraging developments that we hope can set Iraq on a new path and unite its people against the threat presented by the Islamic State.”
Nouri al-Maliki has been blamed for sparking this conflict in Iraq. Ever since the escalation of these incidents, he was under tremendous pressure to resign. Now, although late but this decision is seen as a progressive and appropriate decision by Maliki.
U.N’s Step.
The United Nation’s Security Council has expressed its ‘gravest concerns’ that parts of Iraq and Syria are now under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front. The Security Council has placed six individuals affiliated with the terrorist groups on its Al-Qaida sanctions list and threatened measures against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons to them.
The Security Council has deplored and condemned this in its resolution. According to the U.N News Centre, ‘ongoing turmoil in northern Iraq has led the UN to designate its highest level emergency – “Level 3” – for the resultant humanitarian crisis, citing the scale and complexity of the situation, which is impacting tens of thousands of people that have been forcefully displaced by the armed group, Islamic State.’
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