2020-12-18 Ezidis celebrate Ezi holy day Discrimination in electricity service for Shingal: local officials Residents in Shingal get only one hour of electricity per day, and on some days no feed at all. Most of them can’t afford paying for feed from... Interior minister offers Ezidkhan Asaiysh becoming part of federal forces The Iraqi Minister of the Interior, Othman al-Ghanimi, has suggested that the Ezidkhan Asaiysh to become part of the armed forces under the command of the... Shingal Resistance Units becomes part of PMF (Hashd) The Shingal Resistance Units (YBŞ) has made an agreement with the Iraqi Army to merge most of its members with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMF,... Erbil and Baghdad agree on voluntary return of IDPs The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Federal Government have agreed on returning the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who reside in the... Ezidis in Shingal form assembly A number of notables Shingal have formed a new 'Ezidi Assembly' whose members will be elected by the residents of the district, with the aim of conveying... KRG interior minister promises Ezidi survivors employment as police personnel The Interior Ministry of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has promised to employ Ezidi survivors as police personnel within the framework of the... Remains of 104 Ezidis to be handed over to families soon The remains of 104 Ezidi victims of ISIS have been identified in Baghdad and will be handed over to their families. The remains had been sent to Baghdad... KRG’s online classes spell disaster for Shingal's students Students in Shingal are deprived of online education due to poor internet services. Most students in Shingal have been able to attend only a few online... Despite objections, Ali Elias assumes the position of ‘Baba-Shékh’ Despite numerous protests, in a ceremony held today at Lalish Temple, Ali Elias was anointed as the new ‘Baba-Shékh’, the supreme spiritual leader of... Ezidis in Shingal reject appointment of both spiritual and community leaders The majority of Ezidis in Shingal, including tribal, political and military figures, still refuse to recognize Hazim Tahseen as Mir, and reject the new... Prime Minister al-Kadhimi “promises” to review Baghdad-Erbil agreement on Shingal The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has “promised” to review two sections of the Baghdad-Erbil agreement on Shingal: the section regarding... Ali Elias appointed ‘Baba Shékh’ of the Ezidis Ali Elias was appointed as ‘Baba Shékh,’ the position of spiritual leader of Ezidis, at a meeting held this morning in the city of Dohuk, with the...
