2019-07-08 Iraqi government incentives fail to urge return of displaced Ezidis Christians from Ninewa’s Tlkef district still hesitant about returning home Christian displaced families of Talkif district, in Iraq’s northern Ninewa province have been in limbo for almost five years. These families say they are... Hundreds of Islamic State-era bodies still under debris in Mosul Hundreds of bodies remain under the rubble of buildings in the city of Mosul which witnessed a near total destruction during the battles to retake it from... Water shortages affect 50,000 people in Ninewa Plains Hundreds of families in the Ninewa Plains located north and east of the province are suffering from crippling water shortages, particularly in the summer... Remains of 138 Ezidi victims sent to Baghdad for forensic analysis The remains of 138 Ezidi victims exhumed from ten mass graves in Shingal (Sinjar)’s Kojo village have been sent to the Baghdad-based Medico-Legal... Some 30 donums of wheat crop fields in Shingal set on fire Approximately 300 donums in Shingal (Sinjar) west of Mosul were set ablaze on Tuesday, as civil defense teams struggled to contain the fire with the only... Relatives of Ezidi victims establish a council Relatives of Ezidi victims want through the establishment of a council to obtain their rights and set the pace for determining the fate of loved ones still... One woman among 72 candidates for posts of Ninewa governor and deputies The Ninewa provincial council has closed the period of the filing of candidacy certificates for the posts of governor and two deputies, with 72 candidates... A rehabilitation project in Shingal raises concerns about corruption A United Nations project to rehabilitate 502 houses in Shingal (Sinjar) district, a disputed territory in Ninewa province, which were damaged during the war... Returning to Ezidkhan Ezidi Children survivors of IS helped to embrace their forefathers’ faith Inside a small cabin in an IDP camp, dozens of Ezidi boys and girls wearing traditional clothes sitting together and chorally chanting the verses of their... Yazda organization assists Shingal students to tackle transportation challenges Yazda, a multi-national Ezidi global organization established in 2014, has provided 18 buses to transport students in Shingal (Sinjar) and Sinune west of... Ezidis to choose between six candidates to succeed hereditary leader Late Mir Tahsin Beg So far six Ezidis have been nominated to succeed deceased leader of the Ezidi community Mir Tahsin Beg. A single nominee is due to be settled next... Dozens of mass graves in Shingal await start of exhumation Despite the lengthy process of follow-up and preparations, dozens of Islamic State (IS)-era mass graves found in Ninawa’s Ezidi district of Shingal (Sinjar)... ‹ 1 2 3 ›