The Council of Sheiks in Shengal (Sinjar) has demanded immediate contact with Abdullah Öcalan. Millions of people are waiting for information about his condition, said a statement issued in the town of Sinune which included the following:
"As sheikhs and opinion leaders in Shengal, we consider ourselves indebted to Abdullah Öcalan. In recent days, various reports have been published about his life. The Yazidi community has been organizing itself with Öcalan's philosophy since the Ferman [ISIS genocide of 2014]. As a result, it has built a representation of will and people have been able to return to their homes. We demand that contact with Abdullah Öcalan be enabled immediately. Millions of people are waiting for news of Leader Öcalan. The treatment of the Leader does not comply with any law in the world."