Tîrêj Şengal, Commander of the #Yazidi Protection Units #YBŞ:
"At that time, when the #ISIS gangs took over all the areas around Shengal one after another, we still did not believe that we could be next. Because we were surrounded by a massive army of Peshmergas and even Iraqi soldiers. And we trusted them. They used to tell us: 'We will protect you'. But unfortunately, they fled when the attacks started."