Found: At least 700 people were killed or injured.
Aug. 23 2023
Source Page: Security Minister visits Iraq to strengthen security partnershipFound: never again threaten the security of the UK and Iraq – including by pushing for implementation of the Yazidi
Aug. 01 2023
Source Page: UK acknowledges acts of genocide committed by Daesh against YazidisFound: people.
Jul. 17 2023
Source Page: UK–Iraq development partnership summaryFound: This helped support over 200,000 people with food assistance, over 4.2 million people with healthcare
Jul. 13 2023
Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2022Found: Ahmad of Wimbledon, jointly launched the Murad Code at the UN Security Council with Nadia Murad, a Yazidi
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support to people testifying against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against all civilians. The UK led the UN Security Council to establish the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL (UNITAD) which has enabled the Government of Iraq to support people testifying against Daesh. We also advocated for the passing of the Yazidi Survivors Law, an important first step toward assistance and justice for survivors of sexual violence by Daesh. The UK is committed to helping Iraq fully implement the legislation, including providing funding support to the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon met Yazidi communities and religious and political leaders to hear their experiences and reiterate UK support during his recent visit to Iraq.
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) accessing refugee or asylum status in the UK.If our present mechanisms are working as intended, why have Yazidi - Speech Link
2: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (LAB - Life peer) ; we have seen returns of people to Iran. - Speech Link
3: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (CON - Life peer) Will the people smugglers not reappear immediately? - Speech Link
4: Lord Paddick (LDEM - Life peer) People smuggling, people trafficking and so forth are clearly organised and serious crime, but that then - Speech Link
5: Lord German (LDEM - Life peer) All that they will be doing is detaining people. - Speech Link
Jul. 04 2023
Source Page: The Second UK-Iraq Strategic Dialogue 2023: joint communiquéFound: Economic Reform The Ministers discussed the importance of building a prosperous future for the Iraqi people
Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (CON - Portsmouth North) of people locking-on. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The kidnapping, murder and abuse of Yazidi women and girls carried out by ISIS or Daesh was a genocide - Speech Link
May. 18 2023
Source Page: UK reaffirms commitment to the stability and security of Iraq: UK statement at the Security CouncilFound: Over the past twenty years the Mission has played a vital role in supporting Iraq and the Iraqi people