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This Kurdish Shabak family recently moved to Bardarash in Duhok from their home in Mosul. Displaced by the war with ISIS, the family had initially returned to their home following the city’s liberation - but security concerns soon convinced them to leave.
There are around 200,000 Shabak Kurds in Iraq. Before the war with ISIS, the ethno-religious minority was concentrated in villages around Mosul.
“The government is very weak. Even if it exists, it is not during both daylight and night. People, especially Shabak, do not feel 100 percent secure when staying at home,” said Ahmed Sadiq, one of the Shabak IDPs.
More than 50 Shabak families have moved from Mosul to Duhok due to a lack of security and basic services. They have settled in Bardarash, Shekhan, and Khabat.
“There is no security. The government is a failure in Mosul,” said another IDP, Ahmed Shahab.
There are around 200,000 Shabak Kurds in Iraq. Before the war with ISIS, the ethno-religious minority was concentrated in villages around Mosul.
“The government is very weak. Even if it exists, it is not during both daylight and night. People, especially Shabak, do not feel 100 percent secure when staying at home,” said Ahmed Sadiq, one of the Shabak IDPs.
More than 50 Shabak families have moved from Mosul to Duhok due to a lack of security and basic services. They have settled in Bardarash, Shekhan, and Khabat.
“There is no security. The government is a failure in Mosul,” said another IDP, Ahmed Shahab.
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