Shengal Yazidi Society Coordination issued a brief statement on yesterday’s air strike against Shengal, announcing that Yazidi Society Coordination Member Mam Zekî Şengalî had been martyred in the attack.

The statement continued to say, “On August 15, 2018 our Shengal Yazidi Society Coordination Member İsmail Özden was martyred in an assassination during the invaders’ air strike at 16:00 as he was returning from the memorial service held for victims of the Kocho massacre.”

The statement concluded by saying an extensive statement will be released today by the Shengal Yazidi Coordination on August 16 at 18:00.