Mahma Xelil

Mahma Xelil (Kurdish: Xelîl, Arabic: محما خليل‎ - also written as Mahma Khalil or Mehme Khalil) is the current mayor of Sinjar in Nineveh Province, Iraq.[1]

Mayor of Sinjar

Xelil was a self-appointed mayor of Sinjar of Kurdish origin on November 11, 2015. Due to the presence of Daesh in Sinjar, the election was actually held in Alqosh in Nineveh Governorate.[2] Once returning to Sinjar and unearthing the mass graves of Yazidis, Xelil has called the actions of Daesh in the Sinjar region a "genocide of the Yazidis."[3]

Previous Roles

Xelil was a Member of Parliament in the Iraqi Parliament representing the Kurdistan Alliance[4] as well as a Peshmerga commander.[5]

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References
  1. "Iraq: Yazidi mass grave discovered in Sinjar". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  2. "مجلس نينوى ينتخب محما خليل قائمقام لقضاء سنجار". Missing or empty |url= (help)|url = http://www.ara.shafaaq.com/36788%7Cwebsite =شفق نيوز|accessdate = 2015-12-31}}
  3. "Sinjar: Mass graves discovered amid accusations of 'Yazidi genocide' | Christian News on Christian Today". www.christiantoday.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  4. "Mahma Khalil: America obligated to defend Iraq in the event of exposure to internal or external threat - Iraqi Dinar News, Information and Facts - IRAQI DINAR". iraqidinarchat.net. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  5. "Peshmerga claim liberation of Sinjar from ISIS - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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