Amid public pressure, Iraq suspends transfer of IS families to Zummar camp
Iraqi minorities in the Ninevah Plain are complaining about the transfer of Islamic State families to a camp in their area.
NINEVAH, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Immigration and Displacement has announced the suspension of the transfer of Islamic State (IS) families to Ninevah province's Zummar district in northern Iraq, according to an official statement by Sinjar District Administrator Mahama Khalil.
Sinjar is the home to many Yazidis, who saw their ranks decimated by IS in 2014.
The ministry suspended the transfer Feb. 13 after residents of the district warned of security and legal consequences that might lead to sectarian strife and provoke families of Zummar residents who were killed by IS.
Sherwan al-Duberdani, a Kurdish member of parliament for Ninevah, told Al-Monitor that the process of transferring IS families from Syria to Iraq has been halted after he collected signatures of Ninevah's members of the national parliament and voiced their objection to the speaker of parliament and the commander of joint military operations.
