The Iraqi army is seeking to dislodge Yazidi fighters from Sinjar who Turkey says are members of the PKK. Thousands of Yazidi civilians are fleeing the area as clashes escalate.
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The Sinjar agreement has good ideas, but is it a dead end?
A displaced Iraqi boy from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sells chicken at the Khanki camp on the outskirts of Dohuk province, July 31, 2019. Picture taken July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Ari Jalal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
On October 9, 2020, an agreement with minimal consultation from Sinjar’s local communities and little appetite for implementation was signed and introduced to the public. Under the auspices of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a security and stability agreement for the district of Sinjar, aiming for reconciliation.