The Iraqi government has set a deadline of July to close down all IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region, but most Yazidi IDPs are deeply reluctant to return to their hometown of Sinjar. The KRG's Interior Ministry reports that 23 camps across the region are currently home to around 157,000 people, the majority of whom are from Sinjar. Since the start of 2024, a mere 800 families have made the journey back. The reasons behind this hesitancy is multifaceted:
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐢 𝐈𝐃𝐏𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪𝐢 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐢 𝐈𝐃𝐏𝐬…
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐢 𝐈𝐃𝐏𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪𝐢 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?
The Iraqi government has set a deadline of July to close down all IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region, but most Yazidi IDPs are deeply reluctant to return to their hometown of Sinjar. The KRG's Interior Ministry reports that 23 camps across the region are currently home to around 157,000 people, the majority of whom are from Sinjar. Since the start of 2024, a mere 800 families have made the journey back. The reasons behind this hesitancy is multifaceted: