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Category Archives: Sinjar

The Meaning of Turkey’s Strikes on Rojava and Sinjar

  The following is a translation of an article written by Turkish journalist Fehim Taştekin for Gazete Duvar. In the article Taştekin analyses Turkey’s recent attacks on the YPG in … Continue reading

April 27, 2017 · 1 Comment

Three Thousand Dead In Sinjar, Thousands More Kidnapped

At least three thousand people have been killed in massacres committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) since it began its attack on the Sinjar (Kurdish: Şengal) … Continue reading

August 8, 2014 · 4 Comments

YPG Move To Assist Peşmerge Across Border

(ANF) YPG forces are reported to have moved from Til Koçer to an area near Zumar across the border with South Kurdistan as fighting between peşmerge forces and fighters of … Continue reading

August 3, 2014 · 3 Comments

Villagers In Şengal Take Up Arms Against ISIS Following Attacks

Villagers in the predominantly Yezidi region of Şengal (Sinjar) in Southern Kurdistan have taken up arms against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), according to a report by … Continue reading

July 22, 2014 · 1 Comment

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