Hundreds of displaced Yazidis return to Sinjar

DUHOK, November 6 — The central government’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement announced the return of 487 displaced Yazidis from Duhok’s Sharya camp to their homes in Sinjar district on Monday.

The Ministry released a statement, which said:

The Minister of Migration and Displacement, Ms. Evan Faiq Jabro, announced today the voluntary return of 487 Yazidi displaced individuals from the Sharya camp in Duhok Governorate to their areas of original residence in Sinjar district and its surrounding villages in Nineveh Governorate, in coordination with the ministry’s branch in the governorate, security forces, and local governments in both governorates, as well as the Joint Operations Command for their secure return.

Jabro noted that, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), their furniture was transferred from the camp to their areas of origin, and she indicated that the coming days would witness further voluntary returns of displaced individuals from Duhok camps to their areas in Sinjar.