The Kurdish authorities condemn any attacks on the Yazidis and insist on peace in the community

The Kurdish authorities condemn any attacks on the Yazidis and insist on peace in the community

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Religious Affairs of the Kurdistan Region confirmed, on Monday 10 August 2026, its categorical rejection of any abuse of the Yazidi component, stressing that the culture of coexistence in the region represents a stable historical and social pillar.

A spokesman for the Ministry said in a statement that a footage was circulated of someone abusing the Yazidi component from outside the borders of Kurdistan and Iraq, describing the act as "far removed from religious and humanitarian values".

The statement added that Islamic theologians and clerics from all other religions in Kurdistan have played a historic role in promoting the spirit of community harmony and peace, stressing the Ministry's complete refusal to use any "unreasonable" vocabulary against any component of society.

The speaker concluded his statement with a firm commitment to the region's approach to fraternity, love and inclusive coexistence among all races.

For his part, the spokesman for the Union of Islamic Religious Scholars in Kurdistan, Abdullah Shirkaway, said in a statement to Kurdistan 24, that extremist and Nazis voices have no connection to the Kurdistan region, and do not express the essence of religion in any form.