The Cizre region Yazidi House condemned the mercenary groups forcing the Yazidis in Afrin to convert to Islam by threatening them.

A statement was read in front of the Amûdê Yazidi House. Yazidi House members and dozens of Yazidi citizens attended the press conference. The statement was read by Cizre Region Yazidi House co-chair Leyla Mehmo.

The statement pointed out that mercenary groups used new repression methods against the existence, history and demographic structure of the Yazidis. The statement condemned the threats against the Yazidi community in Afrin and called on human rights organizations to take immediate action to prevent these crimes that will lead to the extinction of the Yazidis.

The statement also condemned the handing over of guerrilla Harun Elbak to Turkey and issued a call to the people to recognize the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, which spreads the solidarity that protects human dignity, and rejects instability and oppression.