Besides YBŞ/YJŞ positions and civilian areas, Dengê Çira radio broadcasting from Shengal was also struck during the Turkish state's attacks on Shengal on April 25 night.

Ruken Shengalî, a worker of the Shengal-based Dengê Çira radio station, told the followings about the Turkish aerial attack: "Turkish warplanes carried out an attack on Çira Shengal radio at around 02:10 on April 25 night. Their statements claimed that only military positions were struck. However, civilians and the press were also targeted. Turks first targeted the area where Dengê Çira radio and communications networks are located. Their main goal was to prevent the voice of Êzidî people from reaching the world.”

Shengalî stressed that they would foil these attempts and continue their work.

“VOICE OF THE ÊZİDÎ PEOPLE”

Shengalî drew attention to the importance of their radio and said the followings: "The attack that was carried out with an agreement between Turks and the KDP was deliberately targeted because our radio is the voice of Êzîdî people, it is the voice of freedom and the truth. Çira Shengal is the color and voice of Shengal. Êzîdî people view Çira Shengal as their own voice and own it as a value of theirs. Çira Shengal was struck because it is a teaching voice for the Êzîdî people with regard to their culture and religion. Thousands were taken captive or forced to migrate when ISIS gangs attacked Shengal on August 3, 2014. These displaced people migrated to Europe or North and South Kurdistan. The displaced Êzîdîs settled in camps were conveying their thoughts, poems, emotions and aspirations to Shengal and all Êzîdî people through Çira Shengal. In addition, the voice of the Êzîdî people in Shengal also reached the Êzîdîs in camps through Çira Shengal."

CALL TO THE PEOPLE

Ruken Shengalî made the following call to the Êzîdî people: "Our people should protect their voice and their reality. They should manifest their stance and make their voice heard as the enemy seeks to silence it. As we know, all dominant states are against the voice and scream of the people. Whenever the voice of truth is raised, they silence it in order that truth does not come to light. The KDP and the Turkish state carried out this attack on Shengal in order to obstruct the exposure of their collaboration.

KDP made an agreement with the Turkish state and attacked Shengal in order to prevent the growth and strengthening of Êzidî people's self-defense force YBŞ and YJŞ, and PADÊ and TAJÊ. We tell our people once again; stand up for your voice. We workers of Çira Shengal will continue our works at any cost. They may have silenced Çira Shengal but Çira Shengal will recreate itself and become the voice of the Êzidî people once again."