Kurdistan Region officials give different counts of Yazidis still missing

964media reports that the Kurdistan Region’s rescue office puts the number of Yazidis still missing after Islamic State abductions at 2,822. Kurdistan24 quotes another Kurdistan Regional Government official putting the number at 2,526.

By Editorial Team · Published 14 Nov 2026 14:07 UTC · Updated 14 Nov 2026 14:07 UTC

Reported: 14 Nov 2026

Urgency: Watch · Evidence: Disputed account

What the sources establish

964media relays rescue office head Hussein Qaidi’s remarks to the Iraqi News Agency. Kurdistan24 separately interviewed KRG official Dindar Zebari. The sources do not establish why the counts differ. The time represents the reporting date and the marker represents Sinjar district.

Evidence last checked: 14 Nov 2026 14:07 UTC.

Sources

964media Ownership / affiliation unverified
local reporting relaying the rescue office head’s count and examining the discrepancy
Kurdistan24 Ownership / affiliation unverified
separate interview with a KRG official giving a different count
Kurdistan Regional Government Ownership / affiliation unverified
primary record of the earlier government count

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