Minister Sinjari holds a hearing before the Human Rights Committee of the Senate of the Republic

Today, Minister Sinjari, accompanied by Dr. Kader and the entire delegation, was invited by Riccardo Mazzoni, Vice President of the Senate Human Rights Committee, to hold a hearing before the entire Human Rights Committee.
Minister Sinjari thanked the delegation for their welcome and for Italy's military and humanitarian support. He then presented the situation in the Kurdistan Region and the progress made in the fight against Daesh, including the recent recapture of Sinjar, thus freeing the communication artery between Raqqa and Mosul. He then focused on the ongoing humanitarian emergency, listing the priorities in terms of humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons and military supplies to the Peshmerga to better manage this unsustainable situation. Daesh uses chemical weapons and possesses cutting-edge warfare equipment. They must be stopped. Finally, Sinjari concluded, defeating Daesh means not only defeating it militarily, but also defeating it culturally, through education in schools.
Vice President Mazzoni applauded, on behalf of all political factions, the role of the Peshmerga, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and all the Kurdish people in the fight against Daesh. The Italian government, Mazzoni added, must advocate with the European Union to allocate a sum similar to that already allocated to Turkey for Iraqi Kurdistan, which in a much smaller territory hosts an equal number of refugees. The Kurdish Peshmerga are fighting not only for their own freedom, but for the freedom of the entire world from the threat of Daesh terrorists. And the Italian government must ensure that additional ammunition is provided, which the Peshmerga currently lack, as well as tanks, armored vehicles, heavy artillery, chemical attack equipment, and anti-tank weapons.