PM Barzani on Feyli Kurds' Genocide: Iraq must compensate victims' families
"Today, we remember the heinous crime that targeted a fundamental part of our people, committed by successive Iraqi regimes in several phases, reaching its peak brutality in 1980,' Barzani stated.
The previous Iraqi regime forcibly deported and displaced hundreds of thousands of Feyli Kurds, disappeared thousands more, confiscated their money and property, and stripped them of their citizenship, he explained.
The Kurdish PM called on the Iraqi government to fully meet its legal and constitutional responsibilities, particularly by compensating the victims' families of this genocide and other similar crimes with "fair and just compensation," and restoring their stolen rights and property.
We honor the memory of the victims of the Feyli Kurds genocide, who were killed in a horrific wave because of their Kurdish identity. After 45 years, it is time the federal government compensates the families. pic.twitter.com/Abo4g6lann
— Masrour Barzani (@masrourbarzani) April 4, 2025
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