The Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) Diplomacy Committee sent an open letter to countries that recognize the genocide committed by ISIS against Shengal on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of 3 August 2014.

The letter said: "Today marks the ninth anniversary of the genocide on 3/8/2014 that Şengal district was subjected to. It was a very difficult day for the Yazidi community, especially the Yazidi women. 9 years ago, on 3 August 2014, ISIS gangs attacked Şengal district from northern Iraq, where the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party withdrew from Şengal without any resistance, and this withdrawal opened the way for ISIS terrorist gangs. Zaidi all acts outside human morals, such as "murder, captivity, slavery, rape, forced recruitment of children, captivity of women...", Thousands of Yazidi girls, women and children have been arrested and kidnapped, as about 3,000 of our family members and relatives are still in the hands of ISIS gangs and their fate is unknown until now."

The letter continued: "These crimes against humanity committed by ISIS against the Yazidi community have been accepted as genocide by 12 countries. The acceptance of genocide on the Yazidi community by these countries is a positive step. We have seen the Yazidi women are very happy about the international action, but nevertheless,  steps should be taken to prosecute ISIS and its pirate partners.

Although in some European countries many ISIS mercenaries were tried individually and were tried for their crimes, our demand and will in comprehensive legal cases has not been fulfilled so far. It is very important to prosecute these criminals, but more importantly, on which anti-human forces and organizations depend, all actors and states that supported and supported the terrorist gangs “ISIS” and that provided logistical, military, educational, economic and political support must be investigated, clarified and prosecuted in an international court as crimes against humanity, although nine years have passed since the genocide, some of the guilty parties such as individuals, organizations and states have not been tried before an international court, and this behavior has led to the continuation of criminals and perpetrators to continue their attacks on the Yazidi community, today, the air strikes of the Turkish state are the clearest example of this fact."

The letter added: "Thousands of our women and children are still grieving. Şengal has not been rebuilt and we have not seen humanitarian, legal, political, security or health aid either. The global public, countries and international organizations have not fulfilled their responsibilities. This is a source of concern for the Yazidi community. The threat to our society has not gone away until now, especially since the air raids of the Turkish state harm the security of our society and Iraq as well. As the Yazidi community, we were waiting for our wounds to heal, so that social and political solutions could be developed. Unfortunately, the allies of ISIS, such as the Turkish state, have not stopped their fascist, genocidal and conquest efforts.

As Yezidi women in Şengal, we formed our organization TAJÊ - the Yezidi Women's Freedom Movement, in order to be able to strengthen ourselves and express common political positions. We hold conferences, educate women, organize marches and implement daily projects for the continuation of the life system. In the economic, health, cultural and other fields. We believe that only knowledge and the strengthening of our society, especially the development of women, can lead to new regimes. Self-governance, self-organization and self-defense are among the most basic human rights, and we have found it necessary to organize ourselves in order to prevent massacres and other injustices."

The letter continued: "Despite the social trauma and the widespread destruction of infrastructure in Şengal, the security situation still poses serious problems for our lives in Şengal. The attacks carried out by the Turkish Air Force since 2017 are systematic attacks and came after the liberation of Şengal district from the criminal gangs ISIS.

At the same time, the goals of these attacks by the Turkish state are not far from the goals of ISIS, and the victims of these attacks are from the Yazidi community who lived through the genocide 9 years ago and who defended and liberated Şengal from ISIS. These attacks violate international law and are considered war crimes, because civilian hospitals are targeted, but so far the international community has not taken a step to prevent the atrocities of the Turkish state. Silence against the brutality of the Turkish state has allowed these attacks to continue."

The organization representing Yazidi women in Şengal, called on the international community to :

"1. All influential political institutions and organizations in the world must consider the massacres committed by the Islamic State "ISIS" against the Yazidi community as genocide.

2. Accountability must be demanded from all persons, institutions and organizations that were responsible for the matter: First and foremost, ISIS mercenaries and their partners, the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, must be held accountable.

3. On June 10, 2023, the Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria decided to publicly prosecute ISIS mercenaries in the prisons of the northeastern region, so we as the Yazidi community were very happy with this decision, we fully support this decision, and there are ten thousand ISIS gang members in the prisons of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, and as women and the Yazidi community, we ask the countries that have recognized the "genocide" to support the Autonomous Administration's decision to prosecute ISIS, and they must rise their duties and responsibilities.

4. On October 9, 2020, the Şengal Agreement was signed. This agreement was without the will of the Yazidi community, and of course, as the Yazidi community, we see this agreement as a continuation of the genocide and attacks on our society and we do not accept it, so we ask the countries that have recognized the genocide to see the danger of this alliance to the Yazidi community and the local population and not to accept it.

5. In order to stop the air raids of the Turkish state, a decision must be taken to ban the airspace, and to close the airspace over Şengal, which will lead to blocking the way for the marches and warplanes of the Turkish state, through diplomatic efforts and the necessary sanctions.

6. Assistance in rebuilding the Şengal district, with cooperation.

7- Organizing and making joint efforts to save women and children from the hands of ISIS gangs.

8- We welcome with respect the efforts of the Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) to rescue prisoners from the hands of ISIS gangs, and they call on the international community to support the efforts of these Syrian Democratic Forces and to develop joint alliances."

The letter ends with the following message: "We thank you at the outset for your interest. We believe that the positions of countries like yours, which implement systems and work to bring human rights above all else, will give humanity important gains in fighting the enemies of humanity, such as ISIS. If you have any questions or requests, send us an email, we will be happy."