Assyrian Christians and Yazidis: Victims of Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide

Persecution of Assyrian Christians

• ✝️ Assyrian Christians in Iraq's Nineveh Plain are experiencing ethnic cleansing, a situation ongoing for centuries due to a persistent "takis mentality."
• ⚠️ Speakers state that Assyrians have been targeted for their Christian faith and perceived support of the Western world or Israel, leading to killings and a drastic population decline from 1.5 million to under 300,000 in Iraq.
• 🏘️ Concerns include the Islamization of minors, land grabbing in the Kurdistan region, and the installation of proxies in parliamentary seats, displacing Assyrians.
• 📜 The current situation is described as aligning with the UN definition of genocide, specifically Article 2C, characterized by subtle ethnic cleansing often overlooked by the Western world.
• 🕌 Evidence of this includes the destruction of Assyrian alcohol shops and the prevalence of hate speeches in mosques, indicating the implementation of Sharia law.

Plight of Yazidi Communities

• 💔 The plight of minorities, including Yazidis, in North Africa and the Middle East is alarming, with nearly 70 years of state-sponsored displacement and destruction.
• 💥 A horrific event in 2014 saw ISIS attack Mount Sinjar, resulting in the slaughter of many and the kidnapping of over 10,000 Yazidi women and children.
• ⏳ More than 10 years later, approximately 3,000 Yazidi women and children remain missing and held in captivity.
• 🚫 There is a significant lack of political will internationally and domestically to commence rescue operations for these missing individuals.
• 🗺️ Despite knowing the locations and names of the captives, communities are left behind, facing the brink of extinction due to marketing and empty words instead of action.
• 🇺🇸 A recent US-led rescue of a Yazidi woman from Gaza, in coordination with other international bodies, demonstrates that such operations are possible when political power is applied.