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PKK Backs Agreement to Integrate YBŞ Fighters Into Iraqi Forces

Sinjar, Iraq ·

PKK official Murat Karayilan has voiced support for the agreement between the YBŞ and Baghdad to integrate Yazidi fighters into Iraqi forces. The move comes as authorities reorganise security in Sinjar.

The PKK is a Kurdish armed group that has fought Turkey since the 1980s. The YBŞ is a Yazidi armed group in Sinjar, which was attacked by ISIS in 2014 and whose fighters are being brought into Iraqi state structures.

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