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Yazidi’s refuse to be held under siege as Iraqi forces build a wall splitting Shengal from Rojava

YAZIDIS refused to be held under siege today as they denounced a wall being built to divide Shengal in northern Iraq from neighbouring Rojava in northern Syria.

Spokeswoman for the autonomous administration in Shengal, Xezal Resho, said its construction poses a threat to all people in the region, particularly the Yazidi people.

They survived a 2014 genocide at the hands of Isis by crossing the border which is now closed as a result , she said.

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