Heydar Şeşo

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Heydar Şeşo (2017)

Heydar Şeşo ( German : Heydar Schescho ) is the founder and supreme commander of the 3,000-strong Hêza Parastina Şingal ( German : Defense Force Sindschar ), a Yezidi vigilante group against the Islamic State in Iraq .

Şeşo is a German citizen and lived in Bad Oeynhausen until summer 2014 . He flew to northern Iraq to protect the Yazidi temple of Sherfedin .

In April 2015, various media reported that Şeşo, along with his bodyguards and other resistance fighters, had been arrested by security forces of the Kurdish Democratic Party (DPK). The reason was the arrest of his father-in-law, which Şeşo refused to accept. He was released eight days later subject to conditions (including the dissolution of the HPS). In retrospect, he declared that he did not want to meet the demands and that he would not dissolve the HPS.

Heydar Şeşo is the nephew of Qasim Şeşo , the Lion of Sinjar .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Peter Mühlbauer : Tikrit: mass graves with 1,700 bodies found. Dispute between Sunni and Yazidi Kurds. Heise.de from April 7, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Breaking news: HPŞ-Oberkommandeur Heydar Shesho arrested. Yezidi Press of April 5, 2015. Accessed June 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c fighters against ISIS. German Yazidis commander arrested. Bild.de from April 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Interview with Heydar Shesho: “Our unit and our flag are non-negotiable”. . Yezidi Press of April 14, 2015. Accessed June 22, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Şeşo, Heydar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shesho, Heydar (German)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of a Yazidi vigilante group
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century