Women of Shengal: Attacks cannot intimidate us
Civilians were targeted in the attacks launched by the Turkish state on Shengal (Sinjar) on October 23. “The attacks cannot intimidate us,” said Yazidi women of Shengal.
Shengal (Sinjar)- The Turkish state began to attack North and East Syria and Shengal on Wednesday, killing and injuring many civilians. Yazidi women condemn the Turkish attacks and say they will keep struggling against the Turkish attacks.
‘We will stand against dirty politics’
“The whole world saw that the Turkish government was attacking the Kurdish people throughout Wednesday night,” said Neam Bedel, coordinating member of the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinên Êzîdî-TAJÊ). “The Turkish government bombed a house. One woman was injured in the Turkish attacks on Shengal’s Digûrê village. The Turkish state targeted civilians and critical civilian infrastructure by using its warplanes. It attacked Shengal and North and East Syria on Wednesday night. The parliamentary election was held in the Kurdistan Region on October 20. Iraq deployed its troops in Shengal and On October 23, the Turkish state attacked Shengal by using its warplanes. This shows that the Iraqi government and Turkish government have a deal on North and East Syria and Shengal. But their warplanes, tanks, troops and attacks cannot intimidate our people; we will never take a step back.”
‘We follow in the footsteps of leader Apo and our martyrs’
The Turkish state deliberately targets civilians, Zozan Simo, member of the TAJÊ Diplomacy Committee, told NuJINHA. “Many civilians were killed in the Turkish attacks. The Turkish state targeted civilian infrastructure, including bakeries and hospitals. We wish a rapid recovery to the people injured in the Turkish attacks. We have daughters and sons fighting for us while they have warplanes. They should know very well that they cannot intimidate us by attacking us because we follow in the footsteps of leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) and our martyrs.”
‘We will never give up on this cause’
“The Turkish state attacked throughout the night by targeting civilians,” said Emşê Korkorkî, Co-chair of the People’s Assembly in Shengal. “It targeted our children by using its warplanes. As the Yazidi community and Yazidi women, we will keep struggling; we will never give up on our cause.”