Statement:
Today marks 11 years since the liberation of Sinjar. On November 13, 2015, the Kurdistan Peshmerga forces, under the direct supervision and command of President Masoud Barzani, and after the sacrifice of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of wounded, succeeded in ending the presence of the terrorist organization ISIS in the area and regaining control of the city and Mount Sinjar.
We, the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, stress the need to safeguard stability in the area. We therefore view with concern attempts to use Sinjar as a card in political disputes, and it is essential to prevent any effort aimed at severing the Yazidi Kurds from their identity and authentic roots.
It is concerning that, 11 years after the liberation of Sinjar, the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government on normalizing the situation in Sinjar has still not been implemented. Accordingly, as the KDP bloc in the Iraqi Parliament, we call on the federal government to assume its constitutional and legal responsibility and implement the Sinjar Agreement in full and as agreed; by removing illegal armed forces and groups, ending the abnormal situation
in the area, and creating a peaceful environment so that the indigenous people of Sinjar can decide for themselves the future and administration of their area and return with dignity to the land of their ancestors. We also reiterate the need to allocate the necessary budget for the reconstruction of Sinjar and to ensure fair compensation for the victims and survivors of ISIS.
Kurdistan Democratic Party Bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives
November 13, 2026
