“We do the same to you as the IS”: Ezidis leave Akre refugee camp
Akre – The cause that led to
recent clashes between Muslim Kurds and Ezidi refugees on Friday in a
refugee camp located in Akre has now been clarified.
About 12,000 refugees are currently
housed at the refugee camp of Mamilian, including around 9,000 Ezidis
from Shingal as well as 3,000 Muslim Kurds who had to flee the Iraqi
metropolis of Mosul. This camp for internally displaced persons was
completed earlier this year and is under the management of
Dohuk Province. In March this year, UNHCR estimated the number of
refugees there at 12,503 people.
housed at the refugee camp of Mamilian, including around 9,000 Ezidis
from Shingal as well as 3,000 Muslim Kurds who had to flee the Iraqi
metropolis of Mosul. This camp for internally displaced persons was
completed earlier this year and is under the management of
Dohuk Province. In March this year, UNHCR estimated the number of
refugees there at 12,503 people.
AnezidiPress correspondent went to the refugee camp to obtain information
on the course of the incident. The camp administration told him that
the Kurds in the camp had asked for the construction of a mosque on the
premises of the camp. The Ezidis, however, protested the plan, claiming
that there was no plausible reason for the construction since there were
already hundreds of mosques located in that area, adding that the call
of the Mueezin would further traumatize those Ezidi women and children who had to flee the “Islamic State” from Shingal.
Ezidis leave the Mamilian IDP camp due to the recent clashes with Muslim Kurds
