May 15, 2007 - 17:11 AMT
Ezyds want autonomy in USA
World Union of Ezyds sent a letter to U.S. President George Bush with a request to stop violence towards Ezyds of Iraq, President of the World Union of Ezyds (WUE) Aziz Tamoyan stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, Muslims of Iraq "continue their dirty deed towards local Ezyds". He underlined 24 Ezyds on the way to their work were killed in Iraqi Mosul town by Muslims April 24, 2007. Recently more than 8 000 Ezyds left their homes in different towns of Iraq seeking asylum in the United States. "If this situation continues the Ezyd population will be subjected to genocide in the 21st century," he stated.

In this connection the WUE head offers President Bush to create an autonomous region on the U.S. territory, which would constantly be subject to Washington and would be a separate administrative territory.

Responding the question why the WUE did not turn with the same request to Iraqi government, Aziz Tamoyan underlined authorities of Iraq themselves organize violations towards Ezyds, IA Regnum reports.