Report: Over 2,700 Yezidi children lost parents to ISIS
Some 2,700 Yezidi children have lost one or both parents to the Islamic State (ISIS) since 2014 after the militants overran their communities, according to a recent report compiled by the Kurdish Region. The report says that nearly all of the children currently reside in camps across the region with no or limited professional treatment. […]Some 2,700 Yezidi children have lost one or both parents to the Islamic State (ISIS) since 2014 after the militants overran their communities, according to a recent report compiled by the Kurdish Region.
The report says that nearly all of the children currently reside in camps across the region with no or limited professional treatment.
“We have called on the Kurdish government as well as international donors to take the issue of the orphan children seriously and come to their aid,” said Hadi Dobani at the office of the Yezidi Affairs, which was set up by the Kurdish government in the aftermath of ISIS offensive to assist the Yezidi victims.
