As far as the Yezidis are concerned August 3rd will never be forgotten. "It seems only like yesterday that it happened. We still have hope that our missing loved ones will be found but the wound will never heal."
Yezidis worldwide—not just those in Sinjar—will remember this tragic day.
Ten years have passed, and justice still hasn't been served.
"Everyone involved with IS needs to face justice, but ten years have gone, and nothing has changed. Apart from a few nations having their parliaments declare the genocide to have occurred."
As for Australia, the Yezidi community appreciates what the government has done for the community by resettling a few thousand in Australia.
"I thank the Australian government for accepting more than 5,000 Yezidis. But we ask the Australian government to prosecute anyone who was affiliated with IS."
Mr Taalo still has twenty members of his family in Iraq including two brothers and his mother. Some whom have been waiting for a visa since 2017.
"I am here in Australia with my son and his family, my brother and his family, and my sister and her children, but I'd like the other members of the family to be reunited with us as well."
