Why are Yazidis being uprooted again?
The Yazidis of Iraq who escaped Islamic State assaults and took refuge at a camp in Turkey have been told to pack up and move to other camps.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — The Yazidi refugees who fled massacres at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq are now being forced to vacate their camp in Turkey — in the dead of winter, on short notice.
There was a lot of activity Dec. 30 at the entrance of the Fidanlik refugee camp on the Diyarbakir-Mardin highway. A group of journalists wanted to visit the camp that houses Yazidis, but guards at the gate said visits were prohibited without permission from the governor. Instead of the usual Diyarbakir municipality staff guarding the gate, Al-Monitor saw three uniformed officials of the Disaster and Emergency Affairs Department (AFAD).
