MESOP FLASH : Zervani ascend Mount Sinjar, its deputy mayor confirms abduction of 1000 Yazidi women

9 August 2014 – Shafaq News / The commander of the First Brigade of Zervani forces announced that Zervani elements have ascend the summit of Mount Sinjar and saving dozens of families stuck there  as the deputy mayor of the district emphasized that one thousand Kurdish Yazidi women had been kidnapped by terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria “ISIS” organization.

The commander of the First Brigade of Zervani forces , Major General Saeed Kestea said in a statement published by Kurdistan Democratic Party, that ” Peshmerga forces have ascend the top of Mount Sinjar on Friday evening by the order of the President of the Region to rescue dozens of stuck families because they need to be evacuated to inside Kurdistan or any area safe”.For his part, Deputy Mayor of the district , Haji Saleh said that “work is continuing to rescue the displaced families to Mount Sinjar, as the Peshmerga forces have evacuated 10 thousand people,” and urged the people of Kurdistan Region to “provide assistance in the delivery of displaced people who have been evacuated, because there is a need desperate for vehicles to take them to safe areas. “He added that “displaced families in Sinjar Mountain and inside the district also suffers from poor conditions as so far about a thousand Yazidi women were abducted by militants of ISIS. http://english.shafaaq.com/index.php/security/10818-zervani-ascend-mount-sinjar-its-deputy-mayor-confirms-abduction-of-1000-yazidi-women