SINJAR – The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly issued a written statement on the anniversary of the attack that took place on 3 March 2017.
The statement said:
“On March 3, 2017, an attack was carried out against Shengal by using all kinds of weapons under the name of Roj Thursdays in order to liquidate the Democratic Nation system in Shengal. With the March 3, 2017 attack, the KDP once again proved its hostility towards the Yazidi people. In the attack, the blood of 10 fighters, guerrillas and children was shed and the said attack was prevented. We commemorate all our martyrs once again in the person of the martyrs who resisted in Xanesor on March 3, 2017.
The martyrs of Xanesor made their lives a shield for a free life. Journalists were targeted so that the said attack would not be heard, and Nujihan Erhan was martyred. As is known, it was the KDP itself that led to the edict on 3 August. The KDP has been carrying out attacks against our people and leaders since the day the autonomous life in Shengal was built and it wants to dominate Shengal again.
‘TARGETTING OUR PIONEERS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE ATTACK’
Just as they wanted to occupy Xanesor on March 3, 2017, they want to occupy Shengal today with the same methods. The targeting of our leading commanders such as Pîr Çeko, Agir Cefri and Şêrzad Shemo is not independent of the attack on 3 March 2017. Regardless of what happens, the construction of our people’s autonomous life and their claim to live in their own lands will continue. We have no choice but to resist. In order for this resistance to become stronger, our people must not be a part of the KDP’s mistakes and play their games.
Xanesor is a place where the people who migrated come back and where the Democratic Nation system developed in their hearts.
This system, which started in Xanesor, has now spread all over Shengal and the people can govern and protect themselves. Neither the KDP nor the invading Turkish state will be able to take over the will of our people with their dirty plans. There is the blood of our martyrs on every inch of Shengal’s land. We will not give up the struggle of our martyrs and the construction of Autonomous Shengal.”
