Statement by the
Worker-communist Party of Iran
Following
the atrocities of the barbaric Islamic terrorist group ISIS in Iraq, thousands
of people have fled to the mountains from fear of this group, and are in danger
of dying.
In
the past five days, areas to the east of Mosul, including the town of Shangal,
have been captured by ISIS. Hundreds of people in these areas, including 17
girl students, have reportedly been executed for belonging to the Yazidi
religion. Over 200,000 have been displaced, of which around 50,000 have taken
refuge on the mountains near Shangal.
These
people are now under the siege of ISIS forces.
Since
June this year, after several years of fighting the Islamic Maliki government, ISIS
has succeeded in capturing a number of areas in five central provinces of Iraq.
In the past two months, it has murdered thousands of people, and hundreds of
thousands have been displaced from fear of these Islamic savages.
According
to the latest reports, many people on the mountaintops have already perished
from lack of water and food. The rest, if they receive no help, are also in
danger of certain death. This is genocide. Those trying to come down from the
mountains to save themselves are being executed by ISIS. ISIS has blocked all
the escape routes, which means that tens of thousands of people, stranded in
45-degree Celsius heat and without water or food, have little chance of
survival. The world states and international bodies have done nothing so far. If
no help arrives immediately, these people will certainly perish.
We
cannot and must not wait for the next few days, which will undoubtedly bring
human catastrophes of far greater proportions. We must act immediately. We must
put the world states and international bodies under pressure to bring food and
water to these people immediately.
The
civilised people of the world must come out in support of the people of these
war-ravaged areas. The people in Iran, and in particular in Iranian Kurdistan, must
come out in support of the people of Iraq and Syria, who have been terrorised by
ISIS and other Islamic and reactionary forces and by murderous states.
The
Worker-communist Party of Iran supports the struggle of the people of Iraq and
Syria for liberation from the hands of ISIS and all the reactionaries and
criminal states in these countries.
Worker-communist Party of Iran
7
August 2014
