YEREVAN. – Yazidis of Armenia appealed to France with a request to provide military assistance to their compatriots in Iraq's north.

Talking to the French Embassy representative in Yerevan, head of the National Union of Yazidis Hamo Sharoyan said Islamists have been killing Yazidis since they seized Shangal.

“The genocide of Yazidi people is being carried out, and we are asking the government of France to interfere and provide military assistance to our compatriots,” Sharoyan said.

During the protest action staged in Yerevan, hundreds of Yazidis handed over letters to Russian and French ambassadors.

According to different sources, around 5,000 people have been killed in Shangal region in Iraq's north.