Thread by @EzidiCulture

Video is from Shingal-Gali Karsi and song is about Khazal the Yezidi girl who was taken as slave by Hafid Basha mosul Governor when ottomans attacked Ezidxan-shingal,killed 2000,taken 6000 Yezidi as slave.
Tortured,raped,sold em in slavery markets
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#YazidiGenocide

1)Hafid Basha Mosul Governor started his campaign against Yezidis in #Ezidxan_Shingal in sommer 1837.
Their aim was to massacre Yezidis there from their roots.
Ottomans wanted a safe way for themselves between Mosul and Diyarbakir.
Cuz of religious reasons #Yezidis face Genocide.

2)the campaign was ongoing for three months,Hafid Basha followers was heading from west side of #Ezidxan_Shingal mount while Mosul governor soldiers have already settled in north side of shingal mount/solach.
The #Ezidxan_Shingal mount was surrounded by Hafid Basha followers

3) ottomans soldiers were about 18,000 soldiers who attacked #Ezidxan_Shingal.
Yezidi tribes announced general mobilization (general Nafir).
They have fought Ottomans and Hafid Basha and killed almost 1000 of their soldiers.
Mehrkan tribe killed almost 700 Ottomans
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4) 300 Ottomans were killed by other tribes from #Ezidxan_Shingal
Yezidi have lost too many lives cuz the prince Mirza Beg and other head of tribes surrendered without any conditions
This was moral loss for Yezidi fighters who have been fighting and still fighting
#YazidiFighters

5)during 3 months of ongoing fight 2000 Yezidi were killed and 6000 Yezidi were kidnapped and enslaved,most of them women and children.
Those were transferred to Mosul and cities around it to be sold in slavery markets,raped with brutality.
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#YazidiGenocide

6)The Yezidis who have been hiding in caves were killed with fire and smoke and dispersing some of them and exile them from the region.beside that Hafid Basha followers have looted money, property and burned villages and orchards.
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#YazidiGenocide

7)Yezidi popular poets sang abt this bloody campaign and the heroic role of the Yazidi men such as Mahma Afdo, Mahmoud Osi, Yossi Majdan and others. The Yezidi women also played an important role in the battlefield.
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8)when #Yezidi woman Zeriva Osei Dogo decided to attack the Ottoman artillery with Mahma Afdo in the area of ​​(Bakra) and achieved a victory.
story of Khazal al-Mehrkani, wife of Hassan al-Ba'adi,was one of the tragedies of the most disgraceful violation of human rights.

9)Hassan is from Ba’adri #Ezidxan_Shickhan he went to #Ezidxan_Shingal to stay with Khazal family and work a shepherd for them.
She was 23 yrs old(1814) they got married and got two children.
Hassan took his gun and went for hunting while Khazal collected some wood to make a fire

10)she made a fire to make food for the children.
One of Hafid Basha Gendarmerie has seen the smoke of Khazal’s Fire and reported that to Hafid’s followers on mount.
A group of Gendarmeries went there and surrounded the cave to catch khazal who was caught from her hair,beaten.

11)her children were being cuz they cried.
Khazal was tied and they Ottomans took her.
She was taken to Ottomans forces in Solach in #Ezidxan_Shingal.
The Gendarmerie pulled her from her hair and took her to the tent of Hafid:Gendarmerie greeted:this is beautiful Sabya for you...

12)Khazal tried to protect herself from Hafid who screamed at her and said you are Kaffir.
You are my Sabya and I can do anything I want with you.
Khazal was beaten down ,her clothes were torn.
She was raped.
her husband was on his way to return home when he heard sound of guns.

13)when Hassan returned to the cave he didn’t see Khazal but saw his children crying.
He realized that Gendarmerie Kidnapped Khazal.
He swore by Tawsi Melek to die or save her from Ottomans.
He took his gun his machete and went to Solach were Ottomans were.
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14)Hassan sneaked among guards through reed and papyrus plants to reach the tent of Ottoman commander.
He quietly raised the edge of the tent and in his machete in hand. Ottoman leader was sleeping and his head on Khazal's thigh who was sitting and weeping for her family and fate

15)Khazal felt a movement by the tent.
Turned to see Hassan.
He pointed with his hand to her, Come on! Come on!
At first Khazali refused to return cuz she was afraid.
But Hassan insisted and approached G
Khazal and pulled her from her hand.
#YazidiCulture
#YazidiReligion

16)Khazal put Hafid’s head quietly on the ground and came out of the tent.Hassan whispered inKhazal’s ear:When we run,hold my hand.
She pointed with her head her up and down.
Hassan wanted to kill the bodyguard and return to the tent to kill Hafid too.Hassan killed guard and.....

17)Hassan hurried towards the tent to kill Hafid,but Khazal grabbed his leg instead of holding his hand. He fell to the ground,the rest of guards felt their movement.
He said:what have you done?" He grabbed her hand and ran away among the cane and papyrus plants and saved her.

18)they ran towards the mountain under the darkness of the night passing through the valleys ... At dawn the morning came to the cave.
Their children was waiting for them.
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#YazidiReligion