Baghdad and Ankara cut ties with Sinjar The Iraqi government announced on October 26 the inclusion of the Yazidi-Kurdish armed group operating in Sinjar province in the country's armed forces. The Sinjar Resistance Brigade (YBS) is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, and Turkey. The group was founded in the 2000s. In a ceremony at the state level, the integration of YBS into the structures of the Iraqi army was officially announced. About 2,500 of the group's fighters are expected to join the Iraqi security forces. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi announced the transfer of YBS to state control after a meeting last month with a delegation of the Yazidi Alliance, led by Iraqi MP Murad Ismail. Experts compare this move with the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian government structures, which was announced in August. in conversation with true. As, the former member of the Iraqi parliament, the representative of the Iraqi Turkmen, Pabzi Ekram Tarzi, said that the integration began on October 26 with the transfer of several positions to the Iraqi army on the summit of Mount Sinjar. According to him, YBS fighters will not be accepted into the army as one brigade, but will be distributed among different units separately. Continue reading here.

Baghdad and Ankara cut ties with Sinjar The Iraqi government announced on October 26 the inclusion of the Yazidi-Kurdish armed group operating in Sinjar province in the country's armed forces. The Sinjar Resistance Brigade (YBS) is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, and Turkey. The group was founded in the 2000s. In a ceremony at the state level, the integration of YBS into the structures of the Iraqi army was officially announced. About 2,500 of the group's fighters are expected to join the Iraqi security forces. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi announced the transfer of YBS to state control after a meeting last month with a delegation of the Yazidi Alliance, led by Iraqi MP Murad Ismail. Experts compare this move with the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian government structures, which was announced in August. in conversation with true. As, the former member of the Iraqi parliament, the representative of the Iraqi Turkmen, Pabzi Ekram Tarzi, said that the integration began on October 26 with the transfer of several positions to the Iraqi army on the summit of Mount Sinjar. According to him, YBS fighters will not be accepted into the army as one brigade, but will be distributed among different units separately. Continue reading here.