One person was killed and two others injured in a Turkish drone attack on a vehicle in Shengal on Thursday. On 1 November, the Qubeya Hesin Meman pilgrimage site in central Shengal was attacked by a drone. According to information from the region, there was considerable damage to property. In view of the last attack, the People's Council of Shengal (MXDŞ) is calling for protests and to condemn the South Kurdish governing party KDP.

“They want to prevent people from returning”

The People's Council said about the attacks: "We can see that the destruction of Shengal is planned. This is a joint MIT and KDP operation against our people. These attacks are intended to prevent people from returning to Shengal and to prevent society here from further developing its free will. There have been numerous attacks on Shengal in recent days and the Iraqi government remains silent.”

The People’s Council added that “an airstrike on a civilian vehicle took place in Shengal at around 6.20pm on Thursday. In this attack, a young man named Mehsin Şemo Hîto from Girzerik municipality was killed while another woman was wounded. On behalf of the Shengal Self-Government, we express our condolences to the family of the fallen and wish the wounded a speedy recovery.”

The Council continued: “This dangerous plan is directed against all Yazidis. On this basis, we call on our people to stand up and not be silent.”

This morning the people organized a demonstration in front of the Shengal People's Council building.