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The Sinjar clashes (2019) refer to a conflict that took place between the Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Worker's Party-affiliated forces in the Sinjar from 17 March to 21 March 2019.
Clashes
Clashes between Iraqi forces and PKK-affiliated militants began in the Hasawik area of Sinun on 17 March 2019, where two Iraqi soldiers died and five YBŞ miliatans were wounded. The clashes broke out after the militants were denied passage through an army checkpoint and they then attempted to drive through it, driving into one soldier and shooting at the checkpoint.
Additional clashes broke out on 19 March, leaving one Iraqi soldier dead. The fatal clashes took place in Om Diban area, near the Iraq–Syria border, and injuries were reported on both sides in addition to the one death. In Bab Shilo area, Iraq deployed three brigades and demanded that the YBŞ evacuate the area. The YBŞ refused to withdraw and clashes subsequently broke out.
See also
Sinjar clashes (2017)
April 2017 Turkish airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
Turkish strikes on Sinjar (2018)
Sinjar clashes (2022)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Negara Islam Irak dan Syam
- Serangan Kobanî Juni 2015
- Serangan Bandar Udara Internasional Bagdad 2020
- 2019 Sinjar clashes
- 2022 Sinjar clashes
- Sinjar Resistance Units
- Sinjar massacre
- List of conflicts in Asia
- Kurdistan Region–PKK conflict
- Yazidi genocide
- November 2015 Sinjar offensive
- Êzîdxan Women's Units
- 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
