Iran Press/Middle East: Salih made the comments during the burial ceremony for exhumed victims of the Kocho massacre, in Sinjar northern Iraq.
Hundreds of inhabitants of the village were murdered by remnants of the terrorist group Daesh. A number have been exhumed and identified as it is now being re-buried.
The President expressed his condolences to the victims' families and to all victims of the extremists' inhumanity and violence. The President said that "what had happened to Iraq's Yazidi people must never be allowed to happen again."
This would involve the efforts of all Iraqis, their government, and their allies, President Salih said, as they worked together toward an environment where extremism and terrorism could not flourish.
"It would also involve the reinstatement of legislation to prevent incitement or the targeting of any particular group of people in Iraq, based upon their religious, ethnic or sectarian affiliations, as well as methods to prevent logistical or other support for extremist groups in Iraq"
In his speech, President Salih also called upon both local and international security forces, "not only to continue the fight against the remaining Daesh cells in the country but to redouble efforts to determine the fate of around 2,000 Yazidis who were still missing."
"There were also other steps that needed to be taken to bring security and peace back to Yazidi community," the President added, "this included assisting the displaced to return to Sinjar and ensuring that the Sinjar area was properly administered and serviced."
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