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Iraqi government takes over Sinjar security as YBŞ fighters join official forces
Iraqi federal authorities have taken over security in Sinjar Mountain, while around 2,000 fighters from the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), linked to the PKK, have joined the official security services.
The Iraqi government announced on Monday that security responsibilities in Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq had been transferred to the federal authorities and that members of the Sinjar Resistance Units, known as the YBŞ, had been integrated into the official security services.
About 2,000 YBŞ fighters, which Ankara considers an extension of the terrorist PKK organization, joined the Iraqi security forces during a ceremony held at the highest point of Sinjar Mountain. Around 50 officials from the prime minister’s office, the National Intelligence Service and the Iraqi Army’s General Staff attended the ceremony, Turkish media reported.
Iraqi government military spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said the step was part of the government’s program to place weapons exclusively under state control and laid the foundation for a new phase of security responsibility in Sinjar district. He recalled that the constitution prohibits the formation of armed groups outside the framework of the armed forces.
The Iraqi government announced last September that the YBŞ had agreed to lay down its weapons. Türkiye considers the PKK’s presence in Sinjar a threat to its security.
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